The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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