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No. 6 - Gecko Feet

These sticky lizards are among the best climbers in the natural world. And they could be the key to every-day heroes one day climbing like Spider-Man.

In 2008, scientists discovered that magnetism locks the gecko onto the wall, the molecules of its tiny hairs get so close to the molecules of the wall that they form a powerful, almost unbreakable attraction

Get more on Geckos at How Stuff Works.

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