The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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