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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Your brain is 80% water.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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