Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Your brain is 80% water.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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