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Why Aren't Turkey Eggs Sold at the Grocery?
January 26, 2013, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Gobbling turkeys do lay eggs. But selling them in grocery stores would have its drawbacks.
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Why Are Tree Rings Lighter or Darker?
January 26, 2013, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
New wood formed in a tree during spring and summer is light in color.
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Why are Races Run Counterclockwise?
January 26, 2013, Heather Whipps, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
It's believed to be easier for righties, who make up the majority of world population, to run in a counterclockwise motion.
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Scientists Determine Mealworms Would Make Good Sustainable Protein
January 26, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The mealworms require less land and emit less greenhouse gases than the production of milk, chicken, pork or beef .
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Why Are Manhole Covers Round?
January 25, 2013, Sara Goudarzi, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Round covers are also easier to manufacture, and they can't slip into the hole.
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Why are Frogs Disappearing?
January 25, 2013, Andrea Thompson, OurAmazingPlanet Managing Editor
Kermit the Frog is more right now than ever: It's not easy being green.
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Why are Ears Shaped So Strangely?
January 25, 2013, Ben Mauk, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Those external folds of cartilage and skin, called the pinna, have important resonant properties that modify high-frequency sound waves entering the ear before funneling them to the middle ear.
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Why Are Construction Cranes So Dangerous?
January 24, 2013, Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor
Construction cranes can be lethal in the wrong hands.
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Why Are 250 Million Sperm Cells Released During Sex?
January 24, 2013, Eric R. Olson, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The average male will produce about 525 billion sperm cells over a lifetime.
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Diver Freeing A Trapped Dolphin [Video]
January 24, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Dolphins are mammals, which means they have lungs and cannot breathe underwater like fish.
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Who Was the First Person to Fly?
January 24, 2013, Robert Roy Britt
Orville and Wilbur might jump to mind. But the Wright Brothers were half a century late.
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What's the Origin of Valentine's Day?
January 23, 2013, Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor
Valentine's Day has its roots in ancient Rome. Sweetheart cards, conversation hearts, and flowers also have dated origins. Life’s Little Mysteries explains the holiday’s ancient roots.
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Great Moments in History: How Thanksgiving Inspired the TV Dinner
January 23, 2013, Robert Roy Britt
Today, more than one-third of U.S. homes have a separate freezer in addition to the one that's part of the fridge, allowing for storage of plenty of TV dinners to gobble on demand. Who came up with the...
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Who Invented Scotch Tape?
January 23, 2013, Tuan C. Nguyen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The inventor tried many different things before it finally stuck.
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Japanese Scientist Building "Space Jellyfish"
January 23, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The scientist ultimately wants the jellyfish to be capable of space travel.
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Who Discovered America?
January 22, 2013, Robert Roy Britt
Columbus thought he'd found the East Indies. Truth was, he was in the Bahamas.
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Who Created Uncle Sam?
January 22, 2013, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
James Montgomery Flagg created the iconic illustration of Uncle Sam.
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Math Behind Tetris-like Growth of Coffee Rings
January 21, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The physicists discovered that different particles make smoother or rougher deposition profiles at the drop edge depending on their shape.
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Where Do Zombie Stories Come From?
January 21, 2013, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
Voodoo sorcerers cooked up trance-inducing potions, tales of zombies.
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Where Did the Purple Heart Come From?
January 21, 2013, Robert Roy Britt
Back on an August day in 1782, General George Washington ordered a Badge of Military Merit created.
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Where Did 'Separation of Church and State' Come From?
January 20, 2013, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
A radical immigrant is arguably responsible for church-state concept.
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The Lobed Comb Jelly
January 20, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The oval-shaped creatures have eight comb rows that they use to propel themselves in the water.
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Wrinkled Fingers Help You Better Grip Wet Objects Say Scientists
January 19, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The wrinkling in the skin on your fingers is controlled by your nervous system.
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Amateur Prospector Finds 12 Pound Gold Nugget in Australia
January 19, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The nugget weighs 12.12 pounds or 5.5 kilograms .
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Where Did Potatoes Come From?
January 19, 2013, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
Potatoes had to jump continents to get to the United States.
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