A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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
If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
75
Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
42
The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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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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