Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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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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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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