If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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The record for the longest scientifically documented period without sleep is 264.4 hours (eleven days).
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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