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What's a Second Cousin vs. a First Cousin Once-Removed?
There's a simple way to figure out the relationships between relations.
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Are Big Brains Smarter?
Humans boast the biggest brains, relative to body size, in the animal kingdom.
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Why Do We See Stars When Sneezing?
"Stars" while sneezing are caused by stimulation of the back of the eye.
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Can Peanut Butter Go Bad?
PB is gooey and delicious, yet it can remain at room temperature for months.
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What is the Longest-Living Animal?
The animal with the most birthdays goes to ...
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Can Animals Tell Time?
Rats are able to keep track of how much time has passed since they discovered a piece of cheese.
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Why Do We Have Fingernails?
We have fingernails because we're primates.
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When Did April Fool's Day Begin?
No one knows when or why the celebration of practical jokes and pranks began.
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What is Hay Fever?
Doctors and researchers who specialize in allergies prefer the term "allergic rhinitis"
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Is Beef Jerky Safe?
A little extra heat can help jerky producers keep out microbes.
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Do Astronauts Take iPods to Space?
Astronauts can take iPods to space among up to 20 small, personal items.
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Are Humans Meant to be Monogamous?
In the animal kingdom, loyal partners are rare.
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What's the Deepest Canyon?
Are you looking on Earth, or in the vast solar system?
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Who Was the First Person to Fly?
Orville and Wilbur might jump to mind. But the Wright Brothers were half a century late.
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What is a Quasar?
A single quasar could outshine an entire galaxy.
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How Big is Jupiter?
How Big is Jupiter?
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Why Do We Need Leap Year?
Why Do We Need Leap Year?
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How Quickly Can Bacteria Multiply?
Give bacteria a warm bed and food to eat and they will start to multiply immediately.
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Is Love Good For You?
While most things are best taken in moderation, love is something you might want to give and receive freely this Valentine's day.
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What are X-rays?
An X-ray photon can be hundreds or thousands of times more energetic than a photon of visible light.
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What is Relativity?
Einstein's theory revolutionized how we view time, space, gravity and spaceship headlights.
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What Is the World’s Fastest Animal?
If animals held their own Olympics, there’d be several gold medal winners for speed.
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Why Does Outer Space Look Black?
The color black usually signals the absence of light. But inside the solar system, space is filled with light.
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How Does Scent Travel?
To get to your nose, a rosy smell rides the wind. Unfortunately, stinky scents travel the same route.
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Why Do We Die?
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