Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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