The lense of the eye continues to grow throughout a person's life.
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‘Fracture putty’ is a material being developed that when packed in & around a bone fracture, provides full load bearing strength within days.
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The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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2 out of 3 adults in the United States have hemorrhoids.
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It is possible to go blind from smoking too heavily.
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In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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