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Endorphins are a class of hormone that produce good feelings and lessen pain.  Although there are many comestibles that can do the same things, nothing is better for your body than what it produces itself.

Two reliable ways of releasing endorphins are rocking and buzzing.

Rocking is a natural response to pain and distress, and the movement of the head encourages the release of these “happy hormones” into the brain and bloodstream.  A mother rocking her child, or a child that rocks hirself, are examples of this.

Creating a vibration in the skull will also release endorphins.  The meditative sound “om,” when properly made, buzzes the head in the right way to trigger this release.

Also, loud music with a heavy, rhythmic bassline – like that enjoyed by concertgoers and “rave” attendees – will also cause vibrations that release endorphins, which produces feelings of happiness, enjoyment, and well-being for those who experience it.

Behold the platypus:

Without a doubt the strangest animal in the world, the platypus was first considered to be a prank by European “experts” when it was studied by them in 1798.

Today, science has revealed that this amazing creature is even more bizarre on the inside than it is on the outside.

DNA study reveals it to be a mixture of mammal, bird, and reptile. It has fur and the females produce milk for their young – but those offspring are hatched from eggs. And the male produces venom, injectable from spines on its back feet, which is typically the domain of reptiles.

The famous “duckbill” of the platypus is electrosensitive, enabling the animal to find food in murky water.

But the platypus isn’t done yet! The DNA study also discovered that they have 10 sex chromosomes. Human beings have two: XX for a female and XY for a male. A platypus has ten, which in theory makes it possible for them to have 25 genders. So far they seem to only have two, but who knows what further research will uncover?