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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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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