When is the fall time change this year? It used to be in October, didn’t it?
Daylight savings time did change in October. In 2006, it was October 29.  But in 2007, time changed. Time zones and daylight time are regulated by the U.S. Code. According to the U.S. Navy, the autumn time change is the [...]

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My 8-year-old son wants to ask why is it he coughs when he eats ice cream?
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, coughing (and sneezing) are reflexes, which means it’s something your body does “automatically.” These reflexes are controlled by the brain, specifically the medulla oblongata. In the early 1980s, a scientist documented that some people [...]

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Many people have had an M.R.I. to help diagnose a health problem. I had my second one yesterday. I was again amazed that modern technology could produce such a marvelous diagnostic device. But, why does it have to be so terribly noisy? Surely some sort of sound proofing, or at least sound deadening, could be [...]

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I thought the Olympics was for amateurs. Why are Kobe Bryant and others from the NBA playing?
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica’s entry on the modern Olympics, the term amateur was removed from the Olympic Charter in 1971. Eligibility rules were changed to allow payments to athletes, and financial sponsorship of athletes. In 1986, the International [...]

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