Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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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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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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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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