Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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 bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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