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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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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 cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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