Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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 Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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