Why Do We Have Wrinkly Fingers After Swimming?
You’ve been playing in the pool for almost an hour now, practicing your best underwater somersaults. Now it’s time to …
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Human body
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Why doesn't our stomach get digested?
All the food we eat goes into our stomach. Here, it is broken into smaller and simpler substances and get absorbed into the blood. …
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Why Do we Get Tired?
Sumit was a tireless bundle of energy. He was always up to some mischief or the other. As he grew, to his mother’s relief he …
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How do Nails Grow?
Put your hands face down and look at the fingernails on your hand. Are they long or short? Dirty? Covered with polish? And the …
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Why do Humans Sweat?
It is an annual ritual in most Indian homes. With the onset of summer it is time to bring the rusty, rickety old coolers down from …
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Why do Doctors Examine the Pulse?
If you place the first three fingers of your hand on the inside of your wrist, a dull throbbing reverberates through your hand. …
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Why do we Blink?
How many times do you blink in a minute? Weird, who knows! Well, mostly people blink around 15 times a minute (Reader’s …
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Why do Ears Pop?
Recently I went to the top of a skyscraper in a lift. After I had gone up a few stories, I felt a funny sensation in my ears. My …
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Why do Some People snore More than Others?
If you ever slept in a room with an uncle or an aunt who snores, you would know how annoying it can be. The person causing all the …
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Why do we Get Hiccups?
Hic! You’ve just hiccuped for what seems like the tenth time since you finished your big dinner. Wonder where these funny …
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Why do we Yawn?
Do you think that a great big yawn means you are really bored? Well, if you do, then you cannot possibly be further from the …
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A Quiz about Human Body
Click here to test your knowledge about the different organs of the body. [A sciene quiz for children about human body]
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