The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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