The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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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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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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