Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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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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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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