The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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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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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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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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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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