Life's Little Mysteries: Science questions, answered
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What happens when you hold in a fart?
By Sierra Bouchér published
We all hold in farts from time to time, but where does the gas go?
Why can't you suffocate by holding your breath?
By Ashley Hamer published
The human body has a number of mechanisms that prevent you from holding your breath until you suffocate.
Did Roman gladiators really fight to the death?
By Owen Jarus published
Being a Roman gladiator was a bloody business, but did all gladiators really fight to the death?
When was steel invented?
By Tom Metcalfe published
No one knows for sure when steel was invented, but some of the earliest examples crop up in the first millennium B.C. in Central and South Asia.
How do cats squeeze through small spaces?
By Charles Q. Choi last updated
Cats can squeeze through impossibly small holes, but how does their anatomy enable them to do this?
Which animals are evolving fastest?
By Marlowe Starling published
The "fastest evolving vertebrate" title is hotly contested, but here are a few contenders.
Why do we forget things we were just thinking about?
By Marilyn Perkins published
When the brain "juggles" information, things can fall through the cracks.
How did people clean themselves before soap was invented?
By Marlowe Starling published
Soap has a pretty simple formula and a long history.
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