Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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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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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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