Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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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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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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