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  • It's AumSum Time

  • Hi guys.

  • Can you guess the title of my next video?

  • No.

  • On its underside, a spider has organs called spinnerets that spin silk threads.

  • Hurry up.

  • Write your guess in the comments section below.

  • Wake up, wake up dude.

  • You're dreaming.

  • Humans dream during their rapid eye movement stage of sleep or REM sleep.

  • In a research, The brain activity pattern of a rat running for some cheese.

  • The one during its REM sleep was found to be similar.

  • Moreover, a singing bird's brain activity while singing and while in its REM sleep also showed similarity.

  • Indicating that perhaps animals dream of their daily activities.

  • Topic: Human tongue.

  • Why does our tongue stick to a frozen pole?

  • Maybe our tongue has a magnet in it.

  • No.

  • Our tongue is always covered with saliva which is about 99% water.

  • During cold weather, heat from our warm blood is regularly supplied to our tongue.

  • Preventing the saliva from freezing.

  • Now, a metal pole is a very good conductor of heat, i.e., it conducts heat very easily.

  • It's so kind-hearted.

  • Just listen.

  • During cold weather, the metal pole becomes frozen and does not have heat in it.

  • Hence, when we keep our warm tongue on the frozen pole.

  • It draws heat from our tongue faster than the blood can replenish it.

  • Due to lack of heat, the saliva freezes and forms ice, causing the tongue to stick to the frozen pole.

  • Topic: Human nose.

  • Why does spicy food make your nose run?

  • Because it is not that strong to make me run.

  • No.

  • Our nose consists of tiny hair and a sticky substance called mucus.

  • Can I use this mucus to stick my broken vase?

  • Oh gross.

  • Please don't do that and listen.

  • During breathing, the hair and mucus trap harmful substances.

  • Thus prohibiting them from entering deep inside the body.

  • Now, Spicy food items like chili, mustard, horseradish and wasabi contain chemicals called capsaicin.

  • Allyl isothiocyanate.

  • When we eat such food items, the capsaicin.

  • Allyl isothiocyanate travel through the pharynx and reach our nose.

  • Here, the chemicals activate the heat sensing receptors.

  • Thus causing inflammation in our nose and irritation of the mucus.

  • Hence, as a defense mechanism more mucus is produced in our nose to get rid of these chemicals.

  • Thus making our nose run.

  • What is arthritis?

  • It is a chemical formed by mixing Hydrochloric acid and Sulfuric acid.

  • Dude, from where do you get such ideas?

  • To explain arthritis, we need to first understand what a joint is.

  • A joint is a place where two bones meet.

  • When there is inflammation, swelling or pain in one or more joints, then it is termed as arthritis.

  • The cause of arthritis depends upon the type of arthritis.

  • Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder.

  • In this disorder,

  • Our immune cells mistakenly start attacking the tissue surrounding a joint and thus, damage it.

  • This leads to inflammation, swelling and pain in the joint.

  • Osteoarthritis occurs when the cartilage that cushions the ends of bones in a joint.

  • Gradually breaks down and wears away.

  • As a result, the bones begin to rub against each other, causing swelling and pain in that joint.

  • Why is space black?

  • Because somebody forgot to pay the electricity bill.

  • No.

  • Our sun is a huge star which emits a tremendous amount of light.

  • However, like our sun, there are so many stars in the universe that counting them is almost impossible.

  • So, if there are so many stars, the space shouldn't be black or dark, right?

  • Absolutely.

  • However, this is not the case.

  • According to a study, the space appears black because the universe is expanding.

  • This expansion is causing the visible light emitted by the stars to stretch out so much

  • That when it reaches our eyes, they cannot detect it.

  • As our eyes cannot detect any visible light, the space appears black to us.

  • Moreover, light has a specific speed limit.

  • So, light from far far away stars has not even reached us.

  • Thus, the space appears black.

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