Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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