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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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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