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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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