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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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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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    0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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    T-Rex DNA
    T-Rex DNA
    In 2005, a portion of T-rex bone was dissolved in acid. It revealed soft tissue with sections of possible DNA.
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    Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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    There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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