According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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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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