Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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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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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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