For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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