The human appendix likely functions as a 'safe house' for gut bacteria after illness.

In 2005, scientists teleported quantum information between particles.

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The Milgram experiment examined how people respond to authority figures.

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Venus has surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead.

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Tardigrades can survive extreme radiation, freezing, and even space.

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Extreme weather events are studied to better understand climate systems.

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Tardigrades can survive extreme radiation, freezing, and even space.

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The Earth's atmosphere is layered into troposphere, stratosphere, and beyond.

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In 1983, a Soviet officer refused to report a false missile alert, potentially preventing nuclear war.

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