The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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