Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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