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Why the Holes in Swiss Cheese?
One theory is that Swiss cheese is like a layer cake: multiple layers are sliced from a block of Swiss cheese without holes, modified with a melon baller, and then…
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Is There a List of All Songs That Have the Same Name as the Album on Which They Appear and Also Have the Same Name as the Artist Who Made the Song?
Yes. I made it. Don't ask me how I did it...it was rather involved. Over 30,000 triple-songs from a 56,039,007 track database. You want to listen to all the songs?…
What’s Up With That Stuff That Leaks From Elephant Heads?
When elephants go through musth they secrete a substance called temporin from their temporal glands. Musth is a periodic condition that male elephants go through where they behave like an…
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Do You Sweat When You Swim?
My first thought was no, why would you? You have all the sweat you need in the form of water all around you. Of course it also helps that people…
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Where Are All the Male Mosquitos?
You never see a mosquito and think they won't bite you, but only female mosquitoes take blood meals...so where are all the males? Both males and females eat sap, nectar,…
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How Does Wind Work?
It's a story as old as time: wind is the result of the pressure difference between hot areas and cold areas. I don't buy it. Surely there must be more…