The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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