‘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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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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In Dubai, there’s a fridge magnet that orders a pizza delivered to your door.
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While filming a guest appearance on Star Trek TNG, Stephen Hawking was taken on a tour of the USS Enterprise set. When he saw the Warp Core, he paused, and said “I’m working on that.”
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MDIF, a New York based non-profit organisation, is planning to beam free Wi-Fi to the entire world from space.
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An African Baobab tree in South Africa, known as Big Baobab, has a circumference of 154 feet and even has a bar inside the trunk that can fit 60 people.
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The iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
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