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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The human brain doesn't stop developing until about 25 years old.
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The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
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Author J K Rowling wrote the final chapter of the last Harry Potter book in "something like 1990", seven years before the release of the first book.
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In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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Vicks inhalers can cause you to test positive for Meth on drug tests.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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