A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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