Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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