One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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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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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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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