Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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