The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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