When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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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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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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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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