Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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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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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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