In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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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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