Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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 third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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