The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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