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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‘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 focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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Scientists estimate that laughing 100 times is equivalent to a 10-minute workout on a rowing machine.
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We are born with 350 bones, and die with 206.
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People who sleep late have more mental stamina and can outperform early risers.
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It takes 17 muscles to smile, 43 to frown.
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A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks!
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