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![FYI: Do Fat People Stay Warmer Than Thin People?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/FK6RGD4OOZ3FGGHA2PHMJ6CXWA.jpg?w=465)
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FYI: Do Fat People Stay Warmer Than Thin People? FYI: Do Fat People Stay Warmer Than Thin People?
May 26, 2021
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What’s The Worst Possible Password? What’s The Worst Possible Password?
March 21, 2021
![A bag of chocolate chip cookies holding up a sign that says "nutrition facts, one cookie, 320 calories"](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/YPWWQ6MC2DM4BOWBYJEC546BUA.jpg?w=600)
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Why you can’t trust the calorie count on food labels Why you can’t trust the calorie count on food labels
February 22, 2021
![Why hasn’t the U.S. adopted the metric system?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/DKJLCUAVU6BQJOFROJ3AGWZ5OI.jpg?w=646)
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Why hasn’t the U.S. adopted the metric system? Why hasn’t the U.S. adopted the metric system?
June 14, 2016
![Why Does Sunlight Lighten Hair But Darken Skin?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/WOSBLYGGCSFWZODCHVYK26L3HE.jpg?w=346)
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Why Does Sunlight Lighten Hair But Darken Skin? Why Does Sunlight Lighten Hair But Darken Skin?
June 6, 2016
![blood donation bag and volunteer](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/2N2ODYRS4CSQC5IINA2LPSR5MQ.jpg?w=600)
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Does Giving Blood Harm Your Immune System? Does Giving Blood Harm Your Immune System?
April 4, 2016
![shower curtain billowing while researcher observes its behavior](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/ZDAWNDTHSEY5NLJJXLWJJKYYI4.jpg?w=600)
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Why Do Shower Curtains Billow Inward? Why Do Shower Curtains Billow Inward?
March 14, 2016
![Which is More Powerful: A Giant Microscope or a Giant Telescope?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/ELKKELEOCRKN54CUMUQALVFSQQ.jpg?w=600)
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Which is More Powerful: A Giant Microscope or a Giant Telescope? Which is More Powerful: A Giant Microscope or a Giant Telescope?
February 29, 2016
![Why Do I Feel Like Someone’s Watching Me?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/V5IKIHR7VTWW2QFD76U6ZV3Y6A.jpg?w=599)
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Why Do I Feel Like Someone’s Watching Me? Why Do I Feel Like Someone’s Watching Me?
February 19, 2016
![Should I Be Freaked Out By Backwash?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/URVSSD2ENPISXMIDLTBBZREK7Y.jpg?w=600)
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Should I Be Freaked Out By Backwash? Should I Be Freaked Out By Backwash?
February 17, 2016
![Do People Who Grow Up In The Arctic See Better In The Dark?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/VS44SWY7LZB2B6ZSRR3URDRCAY.jpg?w=599)
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Do People Who Grow Up In The Arctic See Better In The Dark? Do People Who Grow Up In The Arctic See Better In The Dark?
January 25, 2016
![Why Does Bright Light Make Me Sneeze?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/E46OZWPYLRPPURJE4Q3EAXYATM.jpg?w=600)
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Why Does Bright Light Make Me Sneeze? Why Does Bright Light Make Me Sneeze?
January 4, 2016
![Why Does Stale Bread Turn Hard, But Stale Chips Turn Soft?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/3TY4FGVBDKHC7GNH5JNM7QPZ6Q.jpg?w=600)
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Why Does Stale Bread Turn Hard, But Stale Chips Turn Soft? Why Does Stale Bread Turn Hard, But Stale Chips Turn Soft?
December 11, 2015
![Why Does A Drop Of Water Confuse My Touchscreen?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/UHDB7GBEFKVVDBYTA654IZLEVI.jpg?w=600)
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Why Does A Drop Of Water Confuse My Touchscreen? Why Does A Drop Of Water Confuse My Touchscreen?
November 30, 2015
![Does It Feel Better To Give Or Receive A Gift?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/YWSINMI7IH7YDHPZXM5MCFCANA.jpg?w=600)
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Does It Feel Better To Give Or Receive A Gift? Does It Feel Better To Give Or Receive A Gift?
November 17, 2015
![Why Do Stars Really Twinkle?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/MMKZ3R7AMJH7QJI27LNYL5DD5U.jpg?w=600)
![Does ‘Bracing For Impact’ Really Protect You In A Crash?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/L4E4YVONNAI7OOPMZCI7GYWUXM.jpg?w=600)
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Does ‘Bracing For Impact’ Really Protect You In A Crash? Does ‘Bracing For Impact’ Really Protect You In A Crash?
November 5, 2015