The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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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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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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