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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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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