If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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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