The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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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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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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