The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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