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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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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