One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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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 third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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