Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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