Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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