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6. Humans have genes from all over.
Genome Biology says we have at least 145 genes from bacteria, fungi, and other single-celled organisms.
Yeah, we've all got a fungus. Can't get rid of it.
7. Diamonds on your mind?
They are on Neptune's, Uranus's, and Saturn's. These planets' atmospheres are under such high pressure that they turn carbon atoms into diamonds.
Now, I can think of a lot of sci-fi stories about diamond rain, mining, and greed.
8. Because of the triple boil or triple point, water can be a gas, liquid, and solid at the same time.
Hello, a sci-fi story about parallel worlds or Schrödinger's water.
I don't get the Schrödinger's Cat theory, though.
Whether you look or not, the cat's always in one state—dead or alive. You not knowing has nothing to do with the cat's state.
9. Anyway, liquid helium can climb.
Cool it down immensely, and it turns into a superfluid, able to flow without friction. Yup, against gravity.
Now, that could make some cool sci-fi tech or a fountain that never stops flowing.
10. Humans have the basics needed to produce venom.
We haven't evolved this trait, but we could. Our saliva already has kallikreins, which are proteins that eat proteins.
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