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The scent of grapefruit on women make them seem about six years younger to men. Several middle-aged women were smeared with different subjects, such as brokkoli, banana and lavender. None of these made a difference, but when men had to estimate the age of women with grapefruit odor, it was considerably less than in reality.
We'll all be diving into a pool of fresh grapefruit juice soon, eh?? :)
 

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In July 2008, a beach (approximately 500 truckloads of white sand) was stolen in Jamaica. The theft was considered so important that the police had to carry out forensic tests on other beaches to find out if any of it matched the stolen sand. The sand still is missing.
 

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In July 2008, a beach (approximately 500 truckloads of white sand) was stolen in Jamaica. The theft was considered so important that the police had to carry out forensic tests on other beaches to find out if any of it matched the stolen sand. The sand still is missing.
I wonder if they investigated if there was someone wealthy living nearby who owned a lot of cats;)
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The Hell's Canyon is the deepest gorge in the US at a depth of about 7993 feet.

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The scent of grapefruit on women make them seem about six years younger to men. Several middle-aged women were smeared with different subjects, such as brokkoli, banana and lavender. None of these made a difference, but when men had to estimate the age of women with grapefruit odor, it was considerably less than in reality.
Oh goody. I have a grapefruit tree in the back yard!
 

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The average adult human brain demands 20 % of the energy our body expends in a day without activity, although it's only 2 % of total body weight.
 

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Now and then, pets learn to fake being sick in order to get special attention, e.g. if they feel lonely because their owner doesn't have enough time for them.
 
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The Death Valley in the Mojave Desert, Eastern California, is the lowest, driest and hottest place in North America.

In the Racetrack Playa region, the rocks travel 'uphill' and no one knows why, even though some scientists are very close to the deciphering of this mysterious situation.

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When lightning strikes the ground, it will sometimes fuse the soil into a hollow, glass-lined tubes called a "fulgurite." This is especially common if lightning strikes a sandy area such as a beach.
 

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Scientists in Bonn, Germany, found out that plants feel pain and could possibly talk to each other. To hear anything, super-sensitive microphones were used. As long as a plant is healthy, a "bubbling" sound can be heard. Under threat, it's a piercing screech. A cucumber which is starting to go off produces a squealing sound.
 

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