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How to speed up your smartphone? Why doesn't your phone battery last very long anymore? Why do apps keep crashing? Can it be something you've been doing wrong? Did you know, for example, why you shouldn't use your phone as a camera too often? Or why it's better to switch to Airplane Mode when the signal is weak? 

You can do virtually anything with your phone. But these days one can’t expect a smartphone to last for more than two to three years. Why do smartphones break so easily? Maybe we tend to break any important rules? Let's figure out! Here's a whole new batch of cool smartphone tips for making your device last longer.

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Where should you not keep your cell phone? What can damage a smartphone? There're ways you're ruining your phone without realizing it. And that’s what we're going to talk about. So, every time I nestled in the driver's seat of my car, my first instinct was to stuff my phone into the glove box. I kept doing it for a long time until I found out that my carelessness could damage my cell phone beyond repair!

Glove compartments tend to be filled with tons of useful stuff, from snacks and napkins to insurance papers and the car owner's manual. Why not add your phone to this pile of useful things? This way, you won't see it, and it’ll be easier to fight that irresistible impulse to check your phone for new messages every 5 minutes! But this "out of sight, out of mind" approach can leave you with another problem on your hands...

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Why does a stop sign have 8 sides? Why don't snorers wake themselves up? Why do we have red eyes in flash photos? There is so much to know about the world, and sometimes when you stumble across some amusing facts you cannot help but gasp in wonder. Some facts blow your mind, some information makes you want to try it yourself immediately, and other things simply prompt you to find more trivia. 

So if you are one curious cat, you are in for a treat because this video is full of random facts that you were probably never aware of. Do you know, for example, why we have eyebrows? Or why we feel colder when our skin is wet? So here's another compilation of amazing facts about the world that can make you sound knowledgeable in conversations with others.

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DIY phone cases, faster charging, saving broken cables – you’ve heard all the most common tips out there. But hidden gold? Roll-up smartphones of the future? And have you ever wondered why all phones look the same today? They are rectangular, they have bigger screens and fewer buttons. But some of us still remember the era of smartphones in all kinds of weird shapes and sizes.

The Motorola V70 blew everyone’s mind in 2002 with its 360° rotating keyboard. It looked like a fidget spinner long before those were ever a thing! In 2003, we got the Nokia 7600. This phone was shaped like a teardrop, and the keyboard was placed awkwardly around the screen in the middle. The 2004 Haier P7 Pen Phone was a phone shaped like a pen that, ironically, didn’t work as one. So what happened to all those futuristic concepts?

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How to strike up a conversation with a person you've never seen before at some social gathering? You desperately try and find an interesting topic to make small talk, but end up empty-handed. Hello, awkward silence. Luckily, there is a solution! You could try and impress those around you with some fascinating facts that few people know!

Why do bottles of water have grooves and ones with soft drinks have 5 rounded bumps on the bottom? What do handshakes mean and where did they come from? How does avocado grow? Can you see the Great Wall of China from outer space? And more answers to questions we all keep googling for no apparently good reason.

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Most of the fat you lose gets converted into carbon dioxide and leaves your body through your lungs, people walked on the Moon several decades ago, but their footprints are still there, and it rains fish in a small town in Honduras every year. The world keeps on surprising us with insanely weird facts that give us the heebie-jeebies. And there`s still so much more to learn!

No matter how many books you read, there is always something that can totally change your perception of even the most ordinary things. Giant ice balls and mushrooms, getting an X-ray to buy a new pair of shoes, quacking dinosaurs, and cats that don't appreciate dog food! Yeah, go figure! Well, get ready for these interesting facts and more to change the way you see the world!

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Do you know what you should do in order to increase your chances of getting a job or make others to always agree with you? Or, how do you win someone’s trust if you disagree with them about something? In short, how to read people like an open book? Psychology! It can also turn you into the most charismatic person in the room and help you overcome shyness!

You don’t need any advanced techniques to achieve all this — just memorize some simple tips. For example, whenever you feel stressed or anxious, chew something. If you didn't get a good night's sleep, tell yourself that you did. And if you're always worried about whether or not you locked the door or turned your iron off, try saying some absurd phrase while doing these things. Btw, using psychological tricks correctly can make you look more attractive to others!

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Can a phone catch on fire while charging? And if it can, how to avoid it? How to stop your phone overheating? The very first smartphone appeared back in 1992, when IBM introduced the Simon Personal Communicator. The device cost about $1,000, could only send emails and run simple apps, and weighed as much as a hammer!

Gradually, the giant dinosaur smartphone evolved and turned into a sleek modern gadget that accompanies us even when we're asleep! Smartphones have taken over – getting rid of our alarm clocks, maps, computers, gaming consoles, cookbooks, and fitness instructors! But do you know what mysteries and possible hazards your smartphone hides? For example, why you shouldn't charge your phone on the bed?

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How to survive one month without home internet? Nah, it's not a very live issue right now. Let's talk about what would happen if you lived on the internet for a month! What would be it like to live completely online? So, imagine. Midnight. You’ve been lying in bed, scrolling your feed for the last half hour. Suddenly, one post grabs your attention. “Mass reports of people not being able to go offline,” it reads. Some sensation-hungry tabloid making a story again, no doubt. You shrug and put down the phone. Time to go to sleep.

You wake up holding something in your hand. Your smartphone. Weird. You clearly remember putting it on the bedstand. You unlock it, and a post similar to the one yesterday pops up at once. “Thousands of people unable to put down their devices.” What’s that, some prank gone out of control? You press the screen lock button but nothing happens. You press it several more times, still to no effect. And then you realize you can’t move your eyes away from the screen...

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Next time you go grocery shopping, pay attention to the tiny details all around you. Every package color, size, title placement matters! All the hidden details in the objects you find in the supermarket have a message that marketing specialists and designers intended to convey in order to attract a buyer's attention.

For example, did you notice that oranges are always sold in red mesh bags? Why do they look more appealing this way? And why does a bag of chips always appear half full? Next time you get your favorite cheese, ask yourself why it's full of holes. Let's answer these common why's that appear while you go grocery shopping.

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