Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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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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Your brain is 80% water.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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