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The average adult human liver weighs about 1.4 to 1.6 kg (3.1 to 3.5 pounds), making it the largest internal organ.
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The 'magnetic confinement' approach to nuclear fusion, such as in tokamak reactors, uses powerful superconducting electromagnets to create strong magnetic fields that confine extre...
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James Clerk Maxwell
The human pupil can rapidly change its diameter from approximately 2mm to 8mm, adjusting the amount of light entering the eye by a factor of up to 16, but this range varies with ag...