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Found a replacement for the battery in your phone
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Found a replacement for the battery in your phone

Scientists in Russia, Australia and Japan have all expressed their interest in the new project through a series of research papers that have appeared over the past few m…

April 5, 2020
What is sodium cyanide?
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What is sodium cyanide?

Like potassium cyanide, sodium cyanide is considered to be extremely toxic, just a small amount can kill an adult in a snap.

January 2, 2020
What is potassium cyanide?
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What is potassium cyanide?

What is potassium cyanide compound? How dangerous are they? Is it possible to give first aid when being hit by this poison? Experts will explain for us right below!

December 30, 2019
8 reasons you should eat bananas every day
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8 reasons you should eat bananas every day

Bananas are the most exported fruit in the world, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Bananas are rich in essential nutrients, including m…

September 26, 2019
How dangerous is flares?
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How dangerous is flares?

Flares contain toxic chemicals that are harmful to the respiratory system when inhaled, burned, or poisoned, leaving a lasting consequence for the victim.

September 14, 2019
What is alum?
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What is alum?

Alum alum also known as alum alum, is the double sulfate salt of potassium and aluminum, has the chemical formula KAl (SO4) 2, also known as potassium alum.

May 3, 2019
Turn to the Holy See's smoke-making secret
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Turn to the Holy See's smoke-making secret

The mysterious curtain around the black smoke, white smoke in the cardinals disappeared after the Vatican announced the chemicals that the Holy See used to create smoke.

December 18, 2018