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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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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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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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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