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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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