The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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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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