0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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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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