The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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