Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
181
One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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