Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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