Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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Music has the ability to repair brain damage and return lost memories.
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Sitting straight upright in your chair is bad for your back. You should instead slouch at an angle of 135 degrees.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Nokia was once famous as a manufacturer of toilet paper.
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If you have 1 billion dollars and spend $1,000 every day, it would take you 2,740 years to go broke.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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