The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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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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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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