The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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