The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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