The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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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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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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