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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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