In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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