Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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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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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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