Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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