Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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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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All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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