The two sides of aluminium foil have different appearances simply due to the manufacturing process. Both sides work identically for cooking or storage.

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During breastfeeding, a baby’s saliva can flow back into the mother’s breast, signaling her body to adjust the milk’s immune components to meet the baby’s needs, a process called 'retrograde milk flow.'

Orcas (killer whales) experience their own versions of fashion trends. In one summer during the 80s, the popular thing among them was to balance a dead salmon on their heads.

A recent study found that women who had their last child after 33 were twice as likely to live to 95 or older compared to those who gave birth by 29, and women who gave birth after 40 were four times more likely to reach 100.

A recent survey of 1,300 parents found that 7 in 10 lose an average of three hours of sleep each night during their baby's first year, amounting to 133 nights of lost sleep by the first birthday.

Ever obtained a new possession, only for it to trigger a spiral of consumption, leading you to acquire even more things to 'go with it'? This is known as the Diderot Effect.

Frequent fizzy drinks double stroke risk, while over 4 cups of coffee a day raises it by a third. However, drinking water and tea may reduce stroke risk, according to a study of nearly 27,000 people across 27 countries.

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