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 banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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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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