The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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