Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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