Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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