The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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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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