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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Babies are born without knee caps.
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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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The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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The average IQ is 100, while 140 is the beginning of genius IQ.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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