Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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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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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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