Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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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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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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