Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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