Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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