Plastic waste can be turned into vanila flavoring with genetically engineered bacteria as a way to supply Vanilin, the compound that carries most of the smell and taste of vanilla, and reduce plastic pollution at the same time.

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At around 50 feet underwater, humans reach negative buoyancy and naturally sink.

Freedivers call this the "freefall" stage, where they stop swimming and let gravity pull them deeper.

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Penguins’ legs are longer than they look and they actually have knees.

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The lowest temperature ever was recorded at Russia's Vostok research station in Antarctica on July 21, 1983(-89.2°С).

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In 2014, a three-year-old girl survived for 11 days in a Siberian forest filled with bears and wolves, with only her dog for company.

She ate wild berries and drank river water to stay alive. She was finally rescued when her dog returned to the village and guided rescuers to her location.

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Both ancient Greek and Egyptian medicine recognized obesity as a medical disorder. Hippocrates wrote that “corpulence is not only a disease itself, but the harbinger of others

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🤨 If you lift a kangaroo's tail, they will fall.

Kangaroos use their tails for balance during jumps.

Therefore, if you lift their tail, they will lose their balance and fall.

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The most expensive materials in the world

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In ancient Rome, thermopolia were establishments where people could purchase hot, ready-to-eat meals, similar to modern fast-food restaurants.

These venues were especially popular among those who lacked cooking facilities at home.

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The Thorny Devil Lizard is a reptile that channels water that comes into contact with his skin through Hygroscopic grooves to its mouth (It can drink water by standing in it).

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Lolong was the largest saltwater crocodile in captivity - 6.17 meters and weighing 1,075 kg. It took around 100 people to bring Lolong onto land, and during the capture, this crocodile four times broke restraining ropes with a breaking strength of 6-12 tons. He died of pneumonia and cardiac arrest, which was aggravated by a fungal infection and stress.

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🐶 0.06 seconds is the time it takes for dogs to determine the direction of a sound source.

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One of the most mysterious place on the Earth is Lake Khiluk, the most mineralized lake of the world.

Each of these 365 spots holds a unique chemical content and is said to cure different diseases.

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🥚 Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons.

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🤔 Boanthropy is a psychological disorder in which patients believe they are a cow.

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🐈 Cats can make more than 100 vocalizations. Unlike dogs, who mostly bark, cats have a wide vocal range.

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Philo Farnsworth, who invented electronic television, was disheartened by its applications, believing it hadn't met his educational goals.

But on July 20, 1969, while watching Neil Armstrong's moonwalk live, he told his wife, "Pem, this has made it all worthwhile."

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Studies show that night owls outperform early risers in cognitive tasks.

Research on 26,000 people revealed that late sleepers scored higher in intelligence, reasoning and memory tests.

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A healthy brain (left) compared to that in Alzheimer's disease (right).

Alzheimer's disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disease and the cause of 60-70% of dementia cases.

Notice the loss of cortex in the Alzheimer's brain on the right, seen by the deepening of sulci (the valleys between folds in the brain) and enlargement of brain ventricles.⁠

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In the late 18th century, people in Paris, France found it fashionable to wear lightning rods in hats and umbrellas.

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