The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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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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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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