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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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 are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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