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Yawning is healthy and biological air conditioning.

Originally thought to be a social cue, a series of experiments actually suggests a different reason for this bodily function. There are several theories about the cause of yawning. However, one of them has begun to gain more advocates. This theory is that we yawn to air-condition our brains. In a paper published in the …

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THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS. -Samuel Tosin Mattew

I shall start with the wise words of Kof Awoonor, “The firewood of this world is for only those who can take heart, that is why not all can gather it.” The life race is not for the faint-hearted nor the feeble-minded, neither is it a jolly ride.  The constant recipe for success has always had perseverance, diligence, and …

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The longest place name in the world

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhen­uakitanatahu is a Maori word for a hill in the country’s North Island. It is pronounced “Taumata whakatangi hangakoauau o tamatea turi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu”.  The Maori place name translates into English as “the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as …

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