The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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Awarding people money for doing well in IQ tests causes them to score better, $10 increased people's score by an average of more than 20 IQ points. IQ tests don’t just measure intelligence - they also measure effort.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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