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If you were asked to choose between $1 million right now or one penny now and then double the amount each day for a mont...
21/07/2022

If you were asked to choose between $1 million right now or one penny now and then double the amount each day for a month, which option would you choose? While the lump sum sounds like a lot, The College Investor explains that the second choice is the more financially lucrative one. By day 30, in this scenario, you'd have $5,368,709.12 in your pocket.

Sick plants are like sick children," reads a Time report from 1951. The magazine published the findings of Professor C. ...
21/07/2022

Sick plants are like sick children," reads a Time report from 1951. The magazine published the findings of Professor C. E. Yarwood from the University of California, who did tests on healthy leaves as well as ones that were infected with a virus or disease. He noticed that the sick leaves were taking in more oxygen than their healthy counterparts which was causing a fever.

If you're someone who tries to steer clear of rodents, then you probably don't know that they're ticklish—just like huma...
21/07/2022

If you're someone who tries to steer clear of rodents, then you probably don't know that they're ticklish—just like humans. How do scientists know that? Because of the laughter, of course. A study published in Behavioral Brain Research in 2000 found that when rats were tickled, they let out a chirping sound that was like "youthful human laughter that typically occurs during play."

As reported by the Orlando Sentinel, the Miami Beach branch of Citibank noticed that there were enough people rolling ar...
21/07/2022

As reported by the Orlando Sentinel, the Miami Beach branch of Citibank noticed that there were enough people rolling around town that an option for them to grab some cash without having to take their skates off and walk into the bank in sweaty socks might be prudent. First installed in 1996, the ATM was a hit with rollerbladers.

If it seems like some of your fingernails need to be trimmed more frequently than others, that's because they do! Health...
21/07/2022

If it seems like some of your fingernails need to be trimmed more frequently than others, that's because they do! Healthline explains that while nails usually grow about 3.47 millimeters a month (or a tenth of a millimeter every day), those on your dominant hand grow faster, as do the nails on your longer fingers. On top of that, a study first published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology in 2010 found that fingernails grow faster than toenails.

The cranberry experts over at Ocean Spray explain that, the tiny fruit is bouncy because they're filled with air pockets...
21/07/2022

The cranberry experts over at Ocean Spray explain that, the tiny fruit is bouncy because they're filled with air pockets. However, that's only if the cranberries are in good shape. If cranberries are rotten or ruined, then they lose their bounciness. That's why trying to bounce your cranberries is a fun way of doing a quality check. Professionals do it with these cranberry bounce boards

When you spot a half moon in the night sky, you're seeing a lunar surface that's only dimly lit and is dulled by shadows...
21/07/2022

When you spot a half moon in the night sky, you're seeing a lunar surface that's only dimly lit and is dulled by shadows, according to meteorologist Tom Skilling, per the Chicago Tribune. However, Jonti Horner, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Southern Queensland, explained via The Conversation that the Earth is between the sun and the moon when the moon is full, therefore "shadows cast by objects on the moon are pointing away from us

When it comes to animals' stripes, some are skin-deep while others are more superficial. For instance, zebras and giraff...
21/07/2022

When it comes to animals' stripes, some are skin-deep while others are more superficial. For instance, zebras and giraffes have patterns on their coats, not their skin. However, certain furry big cats—including tigers and snow leopards—retain their fur markings even when their hair is shaved off. Greg Barsh, a geneticist at Hudson Alpha Biotechnology Institute explained to National Geographic that this is because hair follicles of different colors are embedded into the cats' skin. He compared it to a human's 5 o'clock shadow.

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