A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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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 inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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