Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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