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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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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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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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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