The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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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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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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