The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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