The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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