A recent study found that the risk of peanut allergies drops by 77% if peanuts are introduced into a baby's diet between 5 and 6 months of age.

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Pineapples are actually a collection of berries, with each 'eye' on the fruit representing an individual berry that develops from a separate flower.

Daylight Savings Time significantly impacts heart attack rates: in autumn, when clocks go back and people gain an hour of sleep, heart attacks decrease by 21%. In spring, when clocks go forward and an hour of sleep is lost, heart attacks rise by 24%.

Humans are evolving right before our eyes on the Tibetan Plateau. New research reveals specific adaptations in Tibetan communities that help their blood deliver oxygen more efficiently.

Your brain is only 2% of your body mass but burns around 20% of your daily calories. The expensive-tissue hypothesis suggests increased complexity of the human brain has increased its energy requirements.

In 2019, Microsoft trialled a four-day workweek in Japan. It boosted productivity by nearly 40%, reduced electricity use by 23%, and decreased paper usage by 59%, while 92% of employees enjoyed the experience

A recent study found that frequent video gamers (playing over 5 hours per week) exhibited cognitive performance comparable to individuals 13.7 years younger, with improvements noted in memory, attention, and reasoning.

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