Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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