Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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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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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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