Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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