Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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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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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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