The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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 bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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