Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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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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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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