0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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 aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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