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    The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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    Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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    Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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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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    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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    Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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    A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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