The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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