Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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