Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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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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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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