The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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