The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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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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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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