Oct
28
How is peanut butter made?
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Watch this interesting video and find out how peanut butter is made:
Oct
25
Where is the world’s highest waterfall?
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The world’s highest waterfall is in South America, Venezuela. It is called Angel Falls and the water falls 2894 feet in one drop. Much more water flows over the Niagara Falls, but this fall is not as high as the Angel’s.
Oct
20
Why do we have seasons?
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We have seasons because the Earth is tilted on its axis. As the Earth moves around the sun, the hemisphere tilted towards the sun receives more sunlight, and this means “summer time”. The days are longer and the weather is warmer because of the extra sunlight. The hemisphere tilted away from the sun receives less [...]
Oct
16
How are potato chips made?
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Watch this informative video on how potato chips are made.
Oct
12
Why do you shrink when you get older?
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Unfortunately this is not a myth.. we all will get a little shorter as we age. This takes place over many years, and ultimately we all lose an inch or so. Gravity is responsible for some of this height loss. You lose muscle and fat as you age and gravity weighs down especially on the [...]
Oct
11
How is the toilet up in space?
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Watch this astronaut explain how the toilet functions up in space:
Oct
11
What is Eclampsia?
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Eclampsia is a puzzling hypertensive disorder affecting only women. Associated with pregnancy and childbirth, it is an epileptic form of convulsions that develops during the second half of pregnancy. Eclampsia is associated with hypertension, edema, and toxemia, and all three can cause the symptoms of the disease to vary widely. Preeclampsia refers to hypertension, abnormal [...]
Oct
10
Why do you snore so loud when you are drunk?
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It is true…too much alcohol actually impedes the breathing process. Alcohol increases snoring by relaxing the muscles that hold the throat open, allowing the soft palate tissue and uvula to flutter more as air passes.
Oct
4
Why do you have to go to the bathroom immediately after a cup of coffee?
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Coffee is definitely known to have a laxative effect. The caffeine in coffee speeds up every system in the body including the bowels. But when used excessively, caffeine can interfere with the bowels’ normal contractions and lead to constipation.









