Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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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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Your brain is 80% water.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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