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The word ”aftermath” has nothing to do with math, and everything to do with harvesting hay. Here's the story: 600 years ago, Middle English-speaking farmers came up with a mashup of their word for 'after' with another very old word for “mowing" to...
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Every 24 hours, humans manage to inhale air upwards of 17,000 times, pulling 2,000 gallons of whatever is floating around us inside our airways by...
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Sleep takes up one-third of our lives—that's a lot of down time, and until the 1950’s most scientists believed that during most of it, human brains...
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What’s the difference between ‘autism awareness’ and ‘autism acceptance’?
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On paper, your kidneys look like a pair of chummy red beans. (Yes, mammalian kidneys are the namesake of the heart-healthy kidney bean.) No offense...
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Life requires nourishment—nutrients from the food you eat and the liquids you drink. Nutrients include carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins,...
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Hand over heart—when was the last time you checked in with your cardiovascular health? Checked your blood pressure? February is National Heart Health...
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Hypothermia, frostbite, trench foot, chilblains—without preparation and proper equipment, these cold-weather injuries can take down anyone, no...
