The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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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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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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