Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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