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 idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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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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