Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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