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This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here<\/a>.<\/div>\n

\"urine\"<\/a>Why Multivitamins Make Your Urine Bright Yellow<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever taken a daily multivitamin you too might have noticed your urine turning a bright yellow-ish color. Take your vitamins and eat some asparagus<\/a> and you might just think you\u2019re dying the next time you pee! What\u2019s happening is that urine will turn a bright, sometimes neon, yellow in response to excess… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"crosswalk<\/a>Many Crosswalk Buttons Don’t Actually Do Anything<\/a><\/p>\n

Today I found out<\/a> many crosswalk signal buttons don\u2019t do anything when you press them.\u00a0 They are only there to give you something to press, called \u201cplacebo buttons\u201d, not unlike how most thermostat controls in large office buildings don’t do anything<\/a>, but are just there to give you a way to think you are changing the temperature of your office space. (Some of these also include white noise generators to make you think the temperature control box is working, when in fact, it’s just turning on the white noise generator.)… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"fruits-and-vegetables\"<\/a>The Difference Between Fruits and Vegetables<\/a><\/p>\n

An apple is a fruit, right? So is a\u00a0banana. How about a cucumber? A vegetable, right? Not really, from a botanical standpoint.\u00a0 The good news is that, nutritionally speaking in terms of what you should eat daily, fruits and vegetables are typically grouped together, so you can simply pick your favorites and eat away without completing a science degree. The surprising news is that, scientifically speaking, many of the foods we refer to as vegetables are actually fruits… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"marie-curie\"<\/a>Marie Curie Once Had Two Duels Fought Over Her After an Affair<\/a><\/p>\n

Marie Curie and her husband, Pierre, were no strangers to the press. In 1903, the pair won a Nobel Prize \u201cin recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel\u201d. Their relationship was a happy one, with each of them being on an even intellectual footing with the other. They celebrated their Nobel Prize and continued their work. But after a few years, tragedy struck. In 1906, Curie\u2019s beloved husband died in an accident… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"tickling\"<\/a>Why It’s Nearly Impossible to Tickle Yourself<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s very hard to tickle yourself because your brain anticipates things going on around you in order to help speed up response times. More technically, the cerebellum monitors body movements and can also distinguish between expected sensations and unexpected ones, generally resulting in diminishing or completely discarding expected sensations, while paying much more attention to unexpected ones. So your brain is actively… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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