Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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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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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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