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Carrots Improve Your Vision
Do Carrots Improve Your Vision? Carrots can improve your vision if your body is deficient in vitamin A, but the popularity of carrots has more to do with a food shortage during WWII than beta-carotene....
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There are Only 5 Senses
How Many Senses Do Humans Have? Are there More Than Five Senses? Humans have more than 5 senses; we have 5 traditional senses, but over 20 senses in total with non-traditional senses counted. Other...
View ArticleSome Cells Can Live Forever
Do Any Cells Live Forever? Some cells appear to be able to live forever in a lab. However the Hayflick limit sets a cap on the number of times a cell can divide. Even cells that can divide forever...
View ArticlePlants Have Senses
The Secret Life of Plant Perception: Plants Can See, Hear, Smell, Feel, React, and Think Plant senses don’t work the same as human senses, but generally speaking, plants can see, hear, smell, feel,...
View ArticleThe Quicker Food Spoils, The Healthier it is
As a Rule of Thumb For Most Foods: The Quicker Food Rots/Decomposes/Spoils, The Healthier it is For You In general, as a rule of thumb, the quicker a food spoils (rots or decomposes) the healthier it...
View ArticleHoney Lasts Forever
It is True That Honey Doesn’t Go Bad (Under the Right Conditions) Honey is sometimes called the only food that doesn’t go bad, this is mostly true. Honey stored properly will essentially last forever...
View ArticleRed, Orange, Yellow, and Green Bell Peppers are All Different Types of Peppers
All Bell Peppers Are Essentially the Same Red, orange, yellow, and green bell peppers are all the same type of bell pepper, they are just in different stages of ripeness. Bell peppers start green and...
View ArticleLuffa Sponges Come From the Ocean
Luffas Aren’t Sea Sponges, They are the Hardened Fruit of a Gourd That Grows in the Jungle Luffa (loofah) sponges don’t come from the ocean. A luffa sponge is the ripened fruit of a plant in the gourd...
View ArticleBonsai Trees Are Actually Trees
Are Bonsai Trees Actually Trees? Even though some other plant types are used for Bonsai, Bonsai trees are actually trees that have been grown and shaped to look like miniature trees. Any tree species...
View ArticleA Lichen is Both a Fungus and an Algae
Lichens Are Composite Organisms A lichen isn’t. a plant, it is a dual organism that is both a fungus and algae. The term symbiosis was even coined to describe this phenomenon.[1][2] FACT: The term...
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