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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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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