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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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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