The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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.
10
Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
44
In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
17
Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
14
Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
65
Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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