Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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