The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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