People ask a lot of questions. From eating too many fruits and veggies, to dying from sadness, here are some answers to your most burning questions about life.
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#1 Is It Possible To Eat Too Many Fruits And Vegetables?
It's possible but unlikely. There isn't a single type of food that you can't eat too much of. That's no promise you won't gain weight, however. Eating too many starchy veggies can put the pounds on. Your body does require a variety in your diet. An interesting side effect of eating too many carrots is that your skin can turn yellow.
#2 How Do Paleontologists Get The Names For Dinosaurs?
They are generally named after some distinguishing features of the animals. For example, the triceratops means 'three-horned head'in Greek mythology. Or they are named after where their bones were discovered, such as the Utahraptor. Every now and then they are named after a special person, but that is much less common.
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#3 What Would Happen If Every Part Of the World Turned Into A Single Political Country?
Well, you'd need an amazing leader, and that will probably never be in agreement in our lifetime. But if you had a world without borders, people could basically live anywhere on the planet without any problems or passports. One sure downside to an open world with one government would be corruption.
#4 What Would Happen If Our Heart And Brain Switched Places?
In all likelihood, we would be less intelligent. The brain requires a lot of oxygen to be able to work well and if the heart is no longer next to the lungs it wouldn't be as efficient at creating oxygen. Not only that but we'd probably be able to hear our own heartbeat, and that would be insane.
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#5 What Is The Purpose Of the Eye Pattern On The Peacocks Feathers?
Some believe it is to scare off predators, but actually, scientists have discovered that some species of birds evolved this trait in order to attract female mates.It turns out that male birds are attracted to eye=shaped images.
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#6 What Would Happen If The Oceans Were Not Salty?
Many species would die if there were no salt in the ocean waters.Not only that, the amount of salt in the ocean is enormous and would take up more space than is currently being used for humans to live on. Assuming we never had salty oceans to begin with, we'd have completely different types of species and life, if any at all, since salt is a building block for life.
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#7 Can Brains Simulate Pain In Our Dreams?
It's not very common but it can do so without much effort and it doesn't need to 'simulate' pain, it just needs to create it. The brain is why and how we feel pain. Of course, feeling pain in our dreams is completely useless, which is why it is uncommon.
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#8 Is It Possible To Die From Sadness?
The answer to this is yes. Emotions play a huge part of our overall well-being. An emotion can either increase or decrease or production of certain hormones such as adrenaline. Adrenaline has the effect of narrowing the main arteries, putting a person in a situation where they may die of heart failure.
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#9 How Does Hypnosis Actually Work?
In short, hypnosis works nothing like you see on TV. In reality, hypnosis is just a person entering a state of hyper-awareness. You don't actually become the hypnotizer's slave and act on his command. As for how it all works, scientists are not 100% sure at the moment but have been studying the brain and its vulnerabilities for years, with answers getting much closer.
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#10 Is There Any Way To Bring Back An Extinct Species?
In short, the answer is no. It is possible with the use of cloning, but it hasn't been done yet as it is actually very difficult. While animal cloning has been done, it is always within the same species. The biggest problem is that we just can't grow a baby in a test tube. It needs to be put into a womb or egg of some kind, and most extinct animals are not compatible with the animals we have currently alive today.
