Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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