Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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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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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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