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Your skeleton replaces itself roughly every 10 years

your skeleton does replace itself roughly every 10 years through a lifelong process called bone remodelling, where old bone is broken down and new bone is built in its place. 

This constant renewal maintains bone strength and allows the skeleton to adapt to daily wear and tear.

The process involves bone cells called:

• Osteoclasts (which break down bone)
• Osteoblasts (which build new bone).

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The Atacama Desert in Chile is considered one of the driest places on Earth

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is the driest non-polar desert on Earth, thanks to a combination of high mountains and cold ocean currents. 

While some parts of the desert are so arid that no rain has ever been recorded, coastal areas receive moisture from a thick marine fog known as camanchaca. 

The unique, Mars-like landscape makes it a location for testing scientific instruments for space missions and for astronomical observation. 

It is home to the Atacama Large Array (ALMA), composed initially of 66 high-precision antennas, one of the world's largest telescope arrays.

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Ants closely resemble human manners:  When they wake, they stretch & appear to yawn in a human manner before taking up the tasks of the day

Ants stretch their legs and may open their mandibles in a way that resembles a human yawn when they wake up, and they also have a period of rest that is sometimes compared to sleep, though they typically have shorter, more frequent resting periods than humans. 

These actions are often seen as preparatory behaviours before they begin their daily tasks, similar to how humans might stretch to become more alert in the morning.

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Crickets are called the poor man's Thermometer

The relationship between cricket chirping and temperature has been noted for a long time.

In Western science, it is called Dolbear’s law after the most widely referenced early publication on the phenomenon published in 1897 by Amos Dolbear. 

His observations showed that you can count the number of chirps per 15 seconds, add 40, and that will give you the temperature in Fahrenheit (F).

Crickets chirp by rubbing their wings or legs over each other. Yet it is only the males of the species that make this noise — they do so to attract mates. 

Therefore, when you're happily listening to the soothing sound of crickets chirping, you're actually eavesdropping on a courting ritual meant to warn off other lust-filled male crickets and to draw interested females to the ones doing the serenading.

Now, granted, this mode of determining the temperature will work only when there are crickets about. Also, it's accurate only down to 55 degrees Fahrenheit or so, because at lower temperatures crickets either aren't about or aren't in the mood for love.

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scorpions are generally shy creatures that are non-aggressive

Scorpions create a lot of fear in people, which can be justified. They do have sharp pincers and tail with venom, scorpions are generally shy, non-aggressive creatures that are only dangerous when they feel threatened or provoked. 

They are nocturnal, meaning they are active at night and hide in dark places like burrows, woodpiles, or crevices during the day to avoid the sun and predators. 

Most scorpion stings occur accidentally, such as when a person steps on a scorpion or reaches into a hiding spot where a scorpion is concealed.

They will not attack something bigger than them unless threatened, so acting calmly and respectfully towards the animal will result in a pleasant interaction on both ends.

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There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos

As we walk through the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, general manager Dan Nita describes the “conspiracy theory” behind casino design: They have no clocks or windows so people will lose track of time and spend more money.

While you won’t see natural light or clocks in most casinos, it’s not for the reasons you might think, according to Nita. “We recognize that everybody has their own time devices, whether it’s their phone or their watch,” he says, pausing under a glittering chandelier. Direct sunlight, he continues, would create a glare on cards and machines.

Granted, if the lack of clocks at the Horseshoe is what’s making that chain-smoker go to town at the Sex and the City slot, Nita probably wouldn’t be the one to tell me. But the man has science on his side. 

In a recent review of more than 15 psychological studies on casino design, British psychologist Mark Griffiths found no conclusive research on the effect of windows or wall clocks on gamblers. 

Still, Griffiths, who has been studying gambling since the ’90s, turned up plenty of unexpected factors that play into how you spend your cash on the gaming floor.

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When you sneeze, air and particles travel through the nostrils at speeds over 100 mph

When you sneeze, air and particles are expelled from the body at high speeds, often cited as reaching 100 miles per hour (mph), though some estimates go even higher, up to 600 mph.

This powerful expulsion can launch tens of thousands of droplets, which may contain viruses or bacteria, over several feet, making covering your sneeze crucial for preventing the spread of germs.

When you feel a sneeze coming, try to avoid sneezing onto your hands; grab a tissue instead! After your sternutation, dispose of the tissue properly and wash your hands. This will greatly reduce the transmission of germs.

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The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum

a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum was the first product to be sold using a barcode scan. The historic scan occurred on June 26, 1974, at a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio.

In 1948, a frustrated supermarket executive approached the Drexel Institute of Technology, asking researchers to find a solution for faster checkout and inventory tracking.

Two grad students, Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver, accepted the challenge. One day, while sitting on a Miami Beach, Woodland had his “Eureka!” moment.

He drew four dots in the sand, then extended them into long, parallel lines—just like Morse code but stretched out. This was the original idea of a barcode.

Woodland and Silver filed for a patent on their barcode concept on October 20, 1949, and it was granted on October 7, 1952, under U.S. Patent 2,612,994.

Their early barcode scanner used a 500-watt light bulb (way too big and expensive). The technology wasn't ready yet, and their idea sat unused for decades.

Fast forward to the 1970s, and technology finally caught up. George Laurer at IBM developed the Universal Product Code (UPC), the barcode system we still use today.

In 1973, the Symbol Selection Committee of the Uniform Grocery Product Code Council (UGPCC, later renamed GS1 US) selected the UPC, developed by IBM's George Laurer, as the industry standard barcode.

NCR Corporation built the first commercial barcode scanner. In 1974, Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio, became the first store to install barcode scanning.

That one small scan in 1974 revolutionized industries worldwide. Today, it's estimated that several billion barcodes are scanned each day globally across retail, healthcare, logistics, and more.