Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Cold water weighs more than hot 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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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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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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