One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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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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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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