The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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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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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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