One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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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