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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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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