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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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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