Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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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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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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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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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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