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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The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
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It has been calculated that every 2 minutes, we take more pictures than all of humanity in the 19th century.
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At 90 degrees below zero, your breath will freeze in mid-air and fall to the ground.
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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Caffeine boosts memory.
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