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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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