Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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