An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
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Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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The number of text messages sent and received in a given day is greater than the world's population.
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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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