Zoha Haider RD

Well that’s odd!
● Ants have graveyards- they carry dead ants to a place away from the colony. They
don’t have funerals, like crows, but they do this for the better of the colony. When an ant
dies it releases a chemical called oleic acid. This gives off a smell alerting the other ants
that it’s dead. As an instinct, the ants then carry the dead ant to a place away from the
colony so that the odor doesn’t continue to affect the colony. (
https://unrealfacts.com/ants-graveyards/​ )
● Acts of kindness make us happier and healthier- A study done by Sonja Lyubomirsky, a
professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, being kinder lead to
living a healthier life. "We did one study where we had people do acts of kindness over
10 weeks," she said. The volunteers showed to be happier, especially when the activities
were varied.
(​http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/01/24/acts-of-kindness-can-m
ake-you-happier​ )
● Google hires goats to cut grass- For an environmental friendly option, instead of using
lawnmowers, google employs a flock of 200 goats. They cost about the same as
lawnmowers but they don’t pollute the air. They also fertilize the soil too. “It costs us
about the same as mowing, and goats are a lot cuter to watch than lawnmowers,” says
Dan Hoffman, director of real estate and workplace services at Google’s headquarters in
Mountain View, California, who employed the goats.
(​http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/5297097/Google-hires-goats-to-cut-grass
.html​ )
● Sectoral Heterochromia- when parts of the iris is a different color than the rest of the iris.
For example, part of the iris may be hazel, while a section the of the iris is green.
Another form of heterochromia is when one eye is a different color than the other eye.
There are many genetic and non-genetic factors that come into play when one has
Sectoral heterochromia. A child may be born with it, or it comes as part of rare genetic
diseases such as Waardenburg syndrome, Sturge-Weber syndrome, Parry-Romberg
syndrome, or Horner's syndrome. Non-genetic reason to why someone may have
Heterochromia include Injury or trauma to the eye, melanoma of the eye, treatment of
glaucoma with certain medications such as Latanoprost or Bimatoprost or
neuroblastoma.
( ​https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/8590/heterochromia-iridis​ )
● People who laugh more have better health- People who laugh more often not only have
a higher pain tolerance, but they also have healthier bodies and minds. Laughter is
proven to relax your body and reduces stress. It boosts the immune system, by
increasing immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies. Laughter improves blood flow
and function of blood vessels.
(​https://www.helpguide.org/articles/emotional-health/laughter-is-the-best-medicine.htm​ )
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