The notion of the “Mozart Effect” was largely overstated by the media after a 1993 study was published in Nature journal. This study suggested that listening to Mozart or being exposed to classical music in early childhood could have a positive impact on mental development.
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Perdiccas initially declined the offer to rule Alexander the Great’s empire after his death, expecting the others to plead with him to accept it, but instead they simply accepted his refusal and divided the empire among themselves.
Perdiccas initially declined the offer to rule Alexander the Great’s empire after his death, expecting the others to plead with him to accept it, but instead they simply accepted his refusal and divided the empire among themselves.
The US government kept a large reserve of opium and morphine at Fort Knox and the West Point Mint during the Cold War, enough to satisfy the country’s painkiller requirements for a full year in the event of a war or other supply issues.
The US government kept a large reserve of opium and morphine at Fort Knox and the West Point Mint during the Cold War, enough to satisfy the country’s painkiller requirements for a full year in the event of a war or other supply issues.
Despite most other species having been around for over 300 million years, hammerhead sharks are a relatively new addition to the evolutionary timeline, having only been around for about 20 million years. Amazingly, they have the unique ability to see in a full 360°!
Despite most other species having been around for over 300 million years, hammerhead sharks are a relatively new addition to the evolutionary timeline, having only been around for about 20 million years. Amazingly, they have the unique ability to see in a full 360°!
Strelka, one of the first two canines to come back from a space mission, had a pup named Pushinka that was given to JFK by Khrushchev. Pushinka then bred with one of the Kennedy’s dogs, and the President humorously referred to their offspring as Pupniks.
Strelka, one of the first two canines to come back from a space mission, had a pup named Pushinka that was given to JFK by Khrushchev. Pushinka then bred with one of the Kennedy’s dogs, and the President humorously referred to their offspring as Pupniks.
Adults with ADHD and SOI had a delayed onset of melatonin, which was on average 1.5 hours later than usual, resulting in them going to sleep much later than their usual bedtime.