Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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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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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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