The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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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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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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