Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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