According to research, pregnant women tend to eat more if carrying a baby boy. Male fetuses may secrete a chemical that stimulates their mothers to step up her energy intake.
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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
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No drugs are available to relieve parathyroid disease. Parathyroid disease is caused by a parathyroid tumor, and it needs to be removed by surgery.
Brain scans showing the white-matter pathways involved in everyday learning:
Dish from Ecuador called "Cuy"
Effects of Learning on Neurogenesis
Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of minds to think
A sample of work by a Grade 4 student with a specific learning disorder