The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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