If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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