Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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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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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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