The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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