The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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