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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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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