There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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