For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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