A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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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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