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Why does hair turn gray?
The phenomenon of graying hair is still somewhat mysterious. Hair color is determined by a pigment k...
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Was the QWERTY keyboard purposely designed to slow typists?
The QWERTY keyboard, named for the top row of letters on its left-hand side, was designed to make li...
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In a falling elevator, could you save yourself by jumping up at the last minute?
Unfortunately, the only thing you can do if you get stuck in a falling elevator is tuck your head be...
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What are hiccups and why do we get them?
When you hiccup, your diaphragm convulses, causing you to momentarily gulp air. Within 35 millisecon...
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Who invented the smiley face?
The smiley face fad, but not the smiley face itself, was the work of Bernard and Murray Spain, two b...
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Which will keep you drier, running through the rain or walking?
Thomas Peterson and Trevor Wallis of the National Climatic Data Center, writing in the meteorologica...
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What does 'OK' really stand for?
The etymology of OK was described by renowned Columbia University professor Allen Walker Read in a s...
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Which freezes faster, hot water or cold water?
In a test, researcher Cecil Adams put equal quantities of hot water (125 degrees Fahrenheit) and col...
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Why do wintergreen Life Savers spark when crunched?
Extensive research concludes that wintergreen Life Savers will indeed produce impressive -- but smal...
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