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How Much Does a Cloud Weigh?

A cloud is made up of many, many tiny ‘clumps’ of water, either liquid or frozen. The liquid droplets are about 0.002mm across – smaller than the thickness of a human hair. Some of these tiny droplets are so small that it would take a million of them to make a single raindrop! Different clouds […]

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Itchy ankles, swelling cheeks and bellybutton fluff

Why do some people get itchy legs when they exercise? Plus: what causes some people’s cheeks to swell and tingle while eating cheese? And why is bellybutton fluff always blue?