Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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