Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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