Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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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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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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