Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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