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Ugh, standing in line for the bathroom. Waiting your turn to a cacophony of flushes, stalls slamming open and closed, hand dryers blowing, and…other sounds. And why are some public bathrooms so stinky? Well, one reason is that the toilets in most public bathrooms don’t have lids, so the aroma lets loose. Could it be that city planners want the smell to chase you away, thereby speeding up the line? Is that why public toilets don’t have lids? 

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Remember the days when your internet was connected through the phone line? Oh, that sound of dial-up! We’ve come a long way since then, and chances are that you’re watching this video through Wi-Fi right now. So how did we get here anyway? 

In the 1980s, personal computers had begun to enter our lives for good. But at that time, they were connected to the internet through the infamous Ethernet cables. Maybe scientists were getting tired of tripping over all those cables? They decided they wanted to start sending data using radio signals. However, those early attempts were unsuccessful. What scientists didn’t know at the time was that the problem had been solved a decade before PCs were even invented!

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Hey there! Do you know what House you’d be in at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Have you already found out what your Patronus would be? Have you read all the books cover-to-cover and seen all the movies more times than you can count? Then you must be a bonafide Potterhead! And according to a recent study, that makes you a really good person!

The people who have read the Harry Potter books or watched the movies and fell in love with them must have formed a strong bond to each of the main characters and their great friendship. This love and understanding for people who don’t fit in could alter your worldview and make you more empathetic towards people who are different from others.

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If you’re stuck paying off credit card debt and balancing two jobs, the idea of having extra money to spend on vacations and luxury cars may seem like a pipe dream. But honestly, acquiring wealth is simply about sacrifices.

What would you be willing to give up? Sleeping in on the weekends? Ohhh, that one hurts! It’s ideal to get 7 to 8 hours of sleep, but working hard at your craft or career often requires sleepless nights. Entertainment like movies, TV shows, concerts also waste valuable time. And your money, too. And what about family life? What if you dream of having a wedding and lots of kids? It’s all about prioritizing. Yeah, that's tough! But let's try to figure out how you can deal with all that.

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What's your association with the word "etiquette"? Something old-fashioned, like gentlemen in top hats and ladies with teacups in their gloved hands? Well, this picture has nothing to do with modern etiquette habits. If you want to be perceived as a well-mannered, polite, and respected person, you might want to brush up on this topic.

The thing is, the rules have changed, but we still should follow them in order to not feel awkward. All polite people want to know and observe etiquette rules, especially when some of them aren’t that obvious. For example, if all you want to write in your email is "Thank you!", avoid sending it. You will just clog the recipient's inbox. Yeah, I never knew that, too 🙃.

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You're walking along the street, thinking sweet thoughts when you hear - bang! A car crash! Luckily, both drivers are unharmed thanks to the airbags, which activated just in time! But can airbags even save the lives of Formula 1 drivers who accelerate their cars to mind-bending speeds? They probably could... if there were airbags in F1 race cars!

Yep! F1 drivers don't have any need for airbags. Pretty shocking, huh? So let's get into the detail: high speeds, mind-blowing circuit turns, huge chances of a crash, and no airbags needed? Exactly!

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You are exhausted after a hard working day but can’t fall asleep. Too many disturbing thoughts, too many things you consider problems. Such a situation is familiar to many of us. How to let everything that bothers you go away? And how to turn on a "positivity" switch in your brain? First of all, try changing your diet. Too much fast food in the diet and constant overeating negatively affect connections between brain cells. In addition, eating too much fast food may cause depression.

The road to self-improvement must start with adopting a positive mental attitude. For example, you can write down your worries. It will help you to stop constantly trying to remember which things you should be worried about. After that, your brain will direct its power not to memorizing but to looking for a solution to your problems. Interested? Here're some other simple techniques that will teach your mind not to concentrate on bothersome thoughts!

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Ever felt like your dog can really understand you? Yeah, when they look at you with those cute soulful eyes it seems like they actually get you when you say you love them or scold them for eating something off the table. Well, it's true! It turns out that dogs possess a basic understanding of words they’ve been taught to associate with objects. Of course, they can’t fully grasp the precise meaning of words, but our speech isn’t just gibberish to them.

A new study has shown that dogs use the left side of the brain to process familiar words, and their right side to work out the intonation. And this is exactly how human brains react to speech, too! Actually, dogs have much in common with people. They can count in small numbers, they like watching TV, and they can even fall in love the same way people do!

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If you're a girl then you know that having a younger sister is a lot of fun even though she keeps borrowing clothes from your wardrobe. But would you believe she can influence your life in a much more serious way? Researchers from Sweden and New Zeland teamed up to find out if there is any connection between the birth order and weight. Their results turned out to be quite surprising!

According to the study, at birth first-born women actually weighed less than their siblings, but when they grew up they were 29% more likely to be overweight and 40% more likely to be obese in comparison with their second-born sisters. So you'd better put away that bag of chips if you have a younger sister!

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When its too cold outside airplanes get delayed or in extreme cases even cancelled. Let's hear what are the conditions for a plane to be delayed or cancelled! 

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