Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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