Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Your brain is 80% 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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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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