The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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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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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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