MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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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 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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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