The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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