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A beaver's front teeth are bright orange because of their super hard enamel coat. These teeth must be sharp because the beaver uses them to cut down trees. Beaver's teeth never wear out because they never stop growing!


Eve waited 84,000 years for Adam


Eve waited 84,000 years for Adam
Geneticists have discovered that female genes acquired their modern form 143,000 years ago, while the modern form of male genes did not appear for another 84,000 years. Apparently the perfect DNA for men took longer to emerge. There were thousands of generations of men who had less perfect versions of the Y chromosome, but over the millennia, the advantages of the modern Y chromosome asserted themselves and eventually the whole male population came to share it.
OCTOBER 31, 2000
The Vancouver Sun
OCTOBER 31, 2000

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