Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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