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Name 1 Something that You are Sure of

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Name 1 Something that You are Sure of
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RE: Name 1 Something that You are Sure of
July 26, 2013 at 4:49 pm
(July 26, 2013 at 4:43 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Too right. In fact, I'm so certain that biological evolution is not in doubt, I firmly believe that life, when discovered on other planets, will be found to proceed via mutation coupled with natural selection.

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Stone aliens don't mutate!

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RE: Name 1 Something that You are Sure of
July 27, 2013 at 11:24 am
I'm pretty sure at least half the people who read this post about yawning will want to yawn, or actually yawn. I know I yawned writing it. Isn't yawning weird? What's the point of yawns? *Yawn*
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RE: Name 1 Something that You are Sure of
July 27, 2013 at 11:27 am
(July 27, 2013 at 11:24 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote: I'm pretty sure at least half the people who read this post about yawning will want to yawn, or actually yawn. I know I yawned writing it. Isn't yawning weird? What's the point of yawns? *Yawn*

I think I heard somewhere that yawning is actually when our brains need a little bit more oxygen or something. I have no idea if that's true or whatnot. I've never looked it up.

But the reason people yawn when they see other people yawn is because of empathy. I have read about that before.

Chimps will do the same thing. Their buddy yawns and it'll make them yawn. They'll even yawn if they see a human do it.
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RE: Name 1 Something that You are Sure of
July 27, 2013 at 11:35 am
(July 27, 2013 at 11:24 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote: I'm pretty sure at least half the people who read this post about yawning will want to yawn, or actually yawn. I know I yawned writing it. Isn't yawning weird? What's the point of yawns? *Yawn*

Didn't Yawn. Razz
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RE: Name 1 Something that You are Sure of
July 27, 2013 at 1:26 pm
(July 27, 2013 at 11:35 am)genkaus Wrote:
(July 27, 2013 at 11:24 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote: I'm pretty sure at least half the people who read this post about yawning will want to yawn, or actually yawn. I know I yawned writing it. Isn't yawning weird? What's the point of yawns? *Yawn*

Didn't Yawn. Razz

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RE: Name 1 Something that You are Sure of
July 27, 2013 at 3:09 pm
(July 27, 2013 at 11:24 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote: I'm pretty sure at least half the people who read this post about yawning will want to yawn, or actually yawn. I know I yawned writing it. Isn't yawning weird? What's the point of yawns? *Yawn*

It wasn't a very good test. I yawn during all of your posts.




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RE: Name 1 Something that You are Sure of
July 27, 2013 at 3:22 pm
(July 27, 2013 at 11:24 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote: I'm pretty sure at least half the people who read this post about yawning will want to yawn, or actually yawn. I know I yawned writing it. Isn't yawning weird? What's the point of yawns? *Yawn*

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RE: Name 1 Something that You are Sure of
July 27, 2013 at 3:57 pm
I'm certain that anyone who reads this won't get it immediately.
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RE: Name 1 Something that You are Sure of
July 27, 2013 at 4:17 pm (This post was last modified: July 27, 2013 at 4:17 pm by Slave.)
Apparently yawning also increases blood flow to the limbs and increases alertness, which helped when it was dark and there were predators around. Also I didn't yawn.
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RE: Name 1 Something that You are Sure of
July 27, 2013 at 9:58 pm
(July 27, 2013 at 3:57 pm)genkaus Wrote: I'm certain that anyone who reads this won't get it immediately.

I did.
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