The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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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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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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