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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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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