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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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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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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