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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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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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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