In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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