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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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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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