Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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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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The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
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‘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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The scent of women’s tears temporarily reduces sexual arousal and testosterone production in men.
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Approximately 60% of the water used by households during the summer is used for watering flowers and lawns.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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