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TIL: A study by the Nation Center for Health Statistics found that married couples are live longer. Experts suggest that people live longer when you have someone reinforcing healthy behaviors. Men, in particular, according to Director Michael Rendall, derive more health benefits than women.

by whatilearned March 16, 2023, 10:13 pm

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TIL Epigenetics is the study of how your behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work. Unlike genetic changes, epigenetic changes are reversible and do not change your DNA sequence. Epigenetic changes affect gene expression to turn genes “on” and “off.”

by whatilearned March 15, 2023, 11:26 am

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TIL as a research student, Lawrence Bragg figured out how to use X-ray to study the atomic structure. His breakthrough discovery earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics at age 25.

by whatilearned March 14, 2023, 11:57 pm

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“Did you study about the capital of Scotland?”

by cringeyjokesman March 12, 2023, 12:24 pm

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TIL that an extensive research of dropping wallets was done to study honesty. 279 top economists agreed that a wallet with more money would be less likely to be returned but the actual results turned out to be opposite across countries and culture.

by whatilearned March 11, 2023, 2:31 am

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Now its your turn to study statistical thermodynamics

by CopyPastaArchive March 7, 2023, 6:03 am

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Steel was already being used in Europe 2,900 years ago, shows study.

by HistoryBuff March 1, 2023, 5:29 am

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TIL that despite having brains the size of poppy seeds, bees are able to recognize and remember human faces. In a study, researchers paired images of human faces with sugar-laced water, and bees were able to recognize and remember the faces even when the reward was no longer present.

by whatilearned February 25, 2023, 7:19 pm

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TIL about Janet Parker, the last person to die of smallpox in 1978. She worked above one of the last labs in its last months of permission to study the virus. The day Janet’s viral strain was confirmed, Henry Bedson, the doctor in charge of the lab, took his own life.

by whatilearned February 24, 2023, 6:38 pm

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TIL A 2016 study looking at 124 Neanderthal specimens found that 92 of the specimens (74 %) had been victims of animal attacks. 36% of the Neanderthal were victims of bear attacks, 21% big cat attacks, and 17% wolf attacks.

by whatilearned February 24, 2023, 4:53 pm

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The latest scientific study on polar bears was just published

by cringeyjokesman February 23, 2023, 10:41 pm

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TIL a 2019 study by Drexel University (in addition to many other studies) found that houseplants do not improve air quality or otherwise purify the air.

by whatilearned February 23, 2023, 8:43 am

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