Wonderopolis

What Is Hyperventilation?

You’ll want to take a nice, deep breath before you read today’s Wonder of the Day!

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What Is Hyperventilation?
Why Do People Walk and Talk in Their Sleep?

Today’s Wonder of the Day might keep you up at night!

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Why Do People Walk and Talk in Their Sleep?
How Do Reflexes Work?

Today’s Wonder of the Day just happened without us even thinking about it!

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How Do Reflexes Work?
Is the Dead Sea Deadly?

Join us in Wonderopolis today as we take a trip to the Middle East to find out exactly what’s so deadly about the Dead Sea!

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Is the Dead Sea Deadly?
What Keeps the Ocean from Draining Through the Sand?

Could the oceans be drained like a bathtub? Find out today in Wonderopolis!

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What Keeps the Ocean from Draining Through the Sand?
How Do Fireflies Glow?

Who left the lights on? Mother Nature did. Meet a little bug with big glowing power. No light bulbs required. Today’s Wonder of the Day is about fireflies!

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How Do Fireflies Glow?
Why Do You Sink in Quicksand?

You’ll need to let today’s Wonder of the Day really sink in — and watch your step while you’re at it! We’re exploring the science behind quicksand.

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Why Do You Sink in Quicksand?