The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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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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