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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The Rain Man (Laurence Kim Peek) was the only savant known to science who could read two pages of a book simultaneously - one with each eye.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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