The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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