The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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