A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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Your brain is 80% water.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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