In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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 use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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