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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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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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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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