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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

\"chemo-340x453\"<\/a>Why Does Chemotherapy Make Your Hair Fall Out?<\/a><\/p>\n

Most cells in the human body divide using a process called mitosis. This process has 5 phases (prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telephase). It is preceded by interphase, and results in the cell dividing, called cytokinesis. When a cell reaches the end of its lifespan, it gets destroyed in a pre-programed process called apoptosis. There are many types of cancer (over 200). All types are a result of the same problem, unregulated cell growth. Cells that divide more rapidly than apoptosis can regulate- effectively, too much mitosis. The result is excessive tissue, known as tumors. These tumors can be localized, or they can spread… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"Arthur-St.-Claire\"<\/a>The Many U.S. Presidents Before George Washington<\/a><\/p>\n

Schools in the United States teach children from an early age that the first president of the United States was George Washington. But teachers often forget to mention a small, kind of important detail- George Washington was the first U.S. president under the current United States Constitution, but he wasn\u2019t the country\u2019s first president. Before the U.S. Constitution came into being, the Articles of Confederation served as the glue which held all thirteen states together as a single country. (See: The Articles of Confederation: The Constitut\ufffd don’t we just burn it?”ion Before the Constitution) The Articles went into effect in 1781, and they established a loose alliance among the states. The Articles also defined the role of Congress to oversee the national needs, as well as the office of the president. Due to the fear of giving too much power to one person, the office of president was extremely limited in power and scope, and was not even a paid position.\u00a0 Rather, the primary roles of the president… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"rice-krispies\"<\/a>Why Rice Krispies Pop<\/a><\/p>\n

Rice Krispies, also known as \u201cRice Bubbles\u201d, in some countries, are created by preparing rice in such a way that it will \u201cpop\u201d like popcorn during the cooking process, albeit much less dramatically.\u00a0 This popping puffs up the kernels. When the rice is finished cooking, most of the Rice Krispies will have thin solid walls with hollow, sealed, areas inside where air pockets have formed. In the first theory of what is causing the fracturing of the walls, the sudden temperature shift caused by adding cold milk to the Rice Krispies causes the air inside the hollow pockets to… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"brain\"<\/a>You Actually Use All of Your Brain, Not 10%<\/a><\/p>\n

Over the years, the myth that you only use about 10% of your brain has been widely spread with the source of this myth often falsely attributed to Albert Einstein. It turns out though, that every part of the brain gets used, despite what Hollywood; snake-oil type self help peddlers; and many others would have you believe. All other evidence aside, intuitively, if 90% of the brain wasn\u2019t used for anything, then damage to those parts of the brain that comprise thatt a person at all. In reality though, damage to just about any part of the brain, even tiny amounts, tends to have profound effects on the person who suffers that damage, at least… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"burning-money\"<\/a>The Time the K Foundation Burned a Million British Pounds for No Apparent Reason<\/a><\/p>\n

On August 23, 1994, Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty set fire to, and completely destroyed, \u00a31 million. What makes the story even weirder is that nobody, not even the burners, seems to really know precisely why. Beginning in 1987, under several different names including The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu and The Timelords, Drummond and Cauty produced a number of hit club music singles, including \u201cDoctorin\u2019 the Tardis.\u201d By 1991, as The KLF (Kopyright Liberation Front), the two were one of Britain\u2019s best-selling music acts. Before retiring in 1992, the duo released a blueprint… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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