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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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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