There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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 sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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