Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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