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Moment of Um

Moment of Um is your daily answer to those questions that pop up out of nowhere and make you go… ummmmmmm. Brought to you by your friends at Brains On at APM Studios.

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Why do you get a tornado if you stir tea really fast?

Why does time fly when you're having fun?

Can plants feel an electric shock?

Why does rain fall in tiny droplets and not big plops?

Why do we jolt as we fall asleep?

Do octopuses have brains?

Why do people move their arms when they walk?

What kind of blood do insects have?

Why do leaves change color only in the fall?

Do dogs remember when they were puppies?

Why do we go bald?

How are alligators and crocodiles different?

Do microbes sleep?

Why do beehives look like hexagons?

What's inside a black hole?

Why do we have bones?

Why do you lose your voice when you yell?

Why are diamonds so rare and valuable?

Why does your tongue stick to ice?

How did people make cave paintings?