Unraveling the Mystery: Why Bigger Brains Mean Longer Yawns

 Did You Know ?

1.  The 640-Year-Long Song

• There's a song it's called "As Slow As Possible"

• The song started playing in 2001

• It's being played in a Germany's church

• It's named Saint Burchardi Church. This song will keep playing for a very long time

• It's supposed to finish the year 2640 that's more than 600 years of playing!

• The song plays very slowly and new notes are only played every few days

2. The Bigger the Brain, the Longer the Yawn

• Scientists have studied yawning they found something interesting about yawns

• It's about how long a yawn lasts

• They compared this to brain size

• They found a connection. Animals with bigger brains yawn longer

• Animals with smaller brains have shorter yawns

• It includes humans too

3. The Silent Mask

• There's a new invention called the silent mask

• It's a special kind of face mask you can wear it in public

• If you talk loudly other people can't hear you

• This mask decrease your voice by 25 decibels

4. Cats to the Rescue

• This incident happened in 1960. It was on Borneo Island in Malaysia the island had a big problem with rats

• There were too many rats the rats were eating all the crops

• People came up with an unusual plan. They called it "Operation Cat Drop"

• They brought in 14,000 cats and the cats were dropped by parachute onto the island

• The cats started hunting the rats very quickly, most of the rats were gone

• About 90% of the rats were killed by the cats

5. The Brain vs. Supercomputer

• The human brain is very powerful it's much stronger than the best computers

• The brain is about 5,000 times more powerful than top supercomputers

• Our brain does about 38,000 trillion operations every second

• The best supercomputer is called Blue Gene

• Blue Gene does 7.6 trillion operations per second. This means our brain is much faster

6.  The Final Hours of a Lion

• Larry Panel is a famous photographer

• He took an amazing picture

• The photo is called "Final Hours Lion"

• It shows a lion near the end of its life

• The lion died 5 hours after the photo was taken

7. The Lifespan of a Car Engine

• Car engines can last a long time

• A car driven non-stop for 24 hours might have tire problems and the tires could burst from heat

• But the engine can keep going much longer

• A well-kept engine can run for 30 days straight

• This is possible because:

• The engine makes heat
• Moving air cools the engine
• These two balance each other out

• This balance lets the engine work even when used all the time

8. Eminem's Legal Battle with His Mom

• Eminem is a famous rapper

• His mother sued him for  - $10 million 

• She was upset about some of his songs

• The songs were "My Name Is" and "Cleanin' Out My Closet"

• In these songs, Eminem said his mom used a lot of drugs

9. Mystery Man of Pigeon Cap

• This happened in Las Vegas in 2019. Someone posted a picture online

• The picture showed a pigeon wearing a tiny hat

• Later, people saw more pigeons with hats

• It was a whole group of pigeons wearing hats

• This was seen as wrong and against the law

• To this day, no one knows who put hats on the pigeons

10. The Wonders of Synesthesia

• Synesthesia is a special brain condition

• It makes people experience senses in unusual ways

• Some people with synesthesia can "see" sounds

• They see colors when they hear noises

• For example:

• Nature sounds could appear as bright, moving colors

• They constantly see colorful pictures linked to sounds

• It's like living in a world where sounds are always paired with colors