The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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