If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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.
10
A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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