One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than 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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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