Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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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 Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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