One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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