The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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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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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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