Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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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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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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