One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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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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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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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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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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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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