Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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