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 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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