The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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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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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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