Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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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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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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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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