00:00Your tummy acid can chow down on a razor blade like it's no big deal.
00:05Some penguins can totally out-hide us humans.
00:08And you could potentially turn a jar of peanut butter into a rockin' diamond ring to pop the question to your boo.
00:14Sounds crazy. Well, it's all true.
00:17If you're itching for more facts like these and want to learn why salty crackers are more of a tooth hazard than sugary treats, then stay tuned.
00:241. Mattresses get heavier over time
00:30As we sleep, our mattresses soak up all our skin oils, sweat, and tears.
00:36Yes, I also cry at night.
00:38This creates the perfect environment for dust mites, fungi, and bacteria to thrive.
00:44Over five years, your mattress might collect up to 880 pints of body fluids.
00:50Dead skin is another big weight-adding factor, too.
00:53With one and a half million skin cells shed hourly, these flakes pile up and become a feast for dust mites.
01:00An average used mattress could be home to up to 10 million of these critters.
01:05Your spilled coffee makes your mattress heavier, too.
01:08Foam layers in a mattress trap the liquid and add to its weight.
01:12If you know Miss Piggy from The Muppets or Yoda from Star Wars, you'll instantly recognize their unique voices.
01:19It's hard to believe they have anything in common, right?
01:21Well, Frank Oz spilled the beans in 2021 in his interview.
01:26Starting with The Muppet Show and Sesame Street, Frank gave life to characters like Miss Piggy, Cookie Monster, Grover, and more.
01:34Then he ventured into the galaxy far, far away to voice Yoda and even came up with the alien's iconic way of speaking.
01:41Let's say you decided to move to the healthy side and started munching on carrot sticks instead of your regular, not-exactly-healthy snacks.
01:51Suddenly, you catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror and realize that your skin has a subtle orange tint.
01:57Say what now?
01:59Nope, you're not dreaming.
02:00All that beta-carotene and orange fruits and veggies can give your skin a temporary glow-up.
02:06Don't worry, though.
02:07Just switch up your snacks and the Oompa Loompa look will fade in no time.
02:12Some people believe there's no such thing as too much garlic.
02:15And they're right.
02:16For a fun science experiment, try tasting garlic through your feet.
02:20The American Chemical Society claims it's totally possible.
02:25Cut a piece of garlic, place it in a bag, put your bare feet inside, and wait.
02:30Thanks to a compound called allicin, the garlic will travel through your skin to your mouth and nose.
02:37Kids of identical twins share a special bond, being considered both cousins and half-siblings.
02:43This unique relationship is due to their genetic similarities.
02:46They inherit similar DNA from their identical twin parents.
02:51While legally they are cousins, genetically, they're more like half-siblings.
02:55In fact, they share about 25% of their DNA, double the amount shared by regular cousins.
03:02This makes them more genetically related than typical cousins, but not as close as full siblings or identical twins.
03:10A man in the U.S. has been surviving on nothing but 20 potatoes a day for two months.
03:16Chris Voigt from Washington State Potato Commission wanted to show that potatoes aren't just a bunch of carbs, but are actually good for you.
03:25You may think that eating spuds alone may make you gain a few extra pounds, but Chris shed some pounds and lowered his cholesterol instead.
03:32By the way, in theory, you could even survive eating taters and butter only.
03:39Not only are potatoes cool on Earth, but scientists have also made them cool in space.
03:44They're the first plants ever grown beyond Earth.
03:47In the early 90s, there was an experiment about growing potatoes in space.
03:51The study aimed to understand how microgravity conditions affected the growth of potatoes.
03:58Potatoes were chosen for their resilience to different climates and ability to thrive in extreme conditions.
04:03We need our stomach acid to be super acidic to break down all the variety of foods we eat.
04:11It's so strong that it can even dissolve some metals.
04:15For example, razor blades dissolve in stomach acid pretty quickly.
04:20After 24 hours, they're already 63% gone.
04:25Double-edged blades can be broken within 15 hours, while single-edged blades disappear in just 2 hours.
04:31Batteries are safe, but pennies don't even get a scratch.
04:37Good thing our stomach has a protective layer of mucus and bicarbonate to keep everything in check.
04:43The reason we're taller in the morning than at night is the intervertebral discs in our spine.
04:49These discs are mostly water, and throughout the day, they get squished down from all the bending and twisting we do.
04:56But when we sleep, our spines get a chance to relax, and the discs soak up more fluid, making us a bit taller in the morning.
05:05Scientists have found that there are some pretty big gaps between adult brains and teenage brains.
05:11One key player in this brain game is the prefrontal cortex.
05:14This part of the brain handles important stuff like decision-making and impulse control, but it's not all grown up until you hit your 20s.
05:24Adults have their prefrontal cortex in full swing, helping them make smart choices and think things through.
05:31Teens, on the other hand, might be more likely to let their emotions guide their decisions.
05:35If a cow ever smiles at you, you're going to be in for a shot.
05:40They don't even have upper front teeth.
05:43Instead, they have a special dental pad that helps them munch on grass like a pro.
05:48When it comes to chewing, cows have it down to a science.
05:51They have sharp incisors at the bottom of their mouth for cutting grass and molars at the back for grinding it all up.
05:58It all works smoothly, like a quality food processor.
06:01Researchers have discovered a penguin species that lived 37 million years ago and would have been as tall as most humans.
06:10This giant penguin, also known as the Colossus penguin, stood at a whopping 7 feet tall from toe to beak tip and weighed as much as 250 pounds.
06:20To put that in perspective, today's biggest penguin, the emperor penguin, is only 3.6 feet tall and weighs between 50 and 100 pounds.
06:32The researchers have also found the longest recorded fused ankle foot bone and parts of a wing bone from this ancient species.
06:39With their larger build, these giant penguins were able to dive underwater for longer periods of time, up to 40 minutes, to hunt for fish.
06:49Every year, people around the world take about 1.81 trillion photos.
06:56That's around 57,000 photos snapped every second.
07:00Or a whopping 5 billion pics snapped daily.
07:04These days, we take more photos every two minutes than were taken in the entire 19th century.
07:10Cheese!
07:11In Singapore, researchers gave cyborg cockroaches a spin in the desert to try them out for search and rescue missions down the road.
07:20Turns out, a team of 20 roaches decked out with computer backpacks can actually work together as a swarm.
07:27The scientists were able to steer the roaches by sending commands through the backpacks, thanks to a cool new algorithm they came up with.
07:34These high-tech bugs could be a real game-changer in disaster situations when it comes to sniffing out survivors.
07:41What do peanut butter and an engagement ring have in common?
07:46Both of them contain diamonds.
07:48Scientists have learned how to turn peanut butter into diamonds.
07:52They extracted oxygen from CO2, got carbon, and then put it under intense pressure, forming diamonds in the end.
08:00Double-stuffed Oreo cookies aren't double-stuffed, in fact.
08:03A math teacher, Dan Anderson, weighed 10 regular Oreos, 10 double-stuffed Oreos, 10 mega-stuffed Oreos, and 5 wafers.
08:13Turns out, double-stuffed Oreos are only 1.86 stuffed Oreos.
08:17Next time you ditch your favorite candies because of your fear of cavities, think twice about what you replace those candies with.
08:26Crackers are even more harmful for your teeth than sugar.
08:29It's not sugar, but acid that decays the teeth enamel.
08:32Sticky crackers produce that acid.
08:35It's a good environment for bacteria.
08:37They're going to feast in between your teeth.
08:39Water is something that just can't go off.
08:44How come there are these expiration dates on water bottles then?
08:48The expiration date on mineral water doesn't refer to the water.
08:51It's about the bottle that can actually get expired.
08:54The thing is, over time, it starts leaking some chemicals that aren't quite safe.
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