There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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