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As Cari Browning, RN, LCSW, explains, hugs also help to lower our cortisol (aka stress hormone) levels. If there's no one around to hug, anyone can unlock these self-soothing powers by simply placing a hand over their heart.

This phenomenon is called fetal microchimerism, and it can occur in either direction. While DNA is usually exchanged between mother and baby, other nutrients, hormones, and cells are transferred to the fetus, while carbon dioxide and metabolic waste products are transferred from fetus to mother. 

In 2007, the director of the National Audubon's Seabird Restoration Program, Stephen Kress, placed decoy puffins along the coast of Maine to lure the seabirds back to a spot where, in the 19th century, they were hunted nearly to extinction. Not only did the plan work, but the puffins even began bonding with the one-legged decoys. Soon, they were imitating them, too!

While this is not a scientifically recognized name for the baby birds, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has been using the term for almost a decade. 

"We nicknamed baby Spoonbills 'Teaspoons' in 2017," shared Karen Swaffield, Warden at RSPB Fairburn Ings in Yorkshire, "and the name has stuck!"

Otters typically sleep in groups called rafts to stay warm, together, and safe from predators. This also helps them conserve energy while sleeping, especially if they wrap themselves in kelp and hold onto one another.

Fun fact: While this word is now officially recognized, it was first used by a group of Canadian teenagers who added it to Wikipedia as a joke.

Recently, a 63-year-old Norwegian man nicknamed the "Oslo Patient" also achieved remission of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant. The cherry on top? The donor was his brother.