Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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