‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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Seaweed can grow up to 12 inches per day!
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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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