Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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