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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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