The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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