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January 5, 2001

Strange But True!

  • A weekly column of incidental information, off-the-wall observations and other random facts about the world.
    • By BILL SONES AND RICH SONES, PH.D.
    Special to the Journal

    Q. Already it’s 2001. Why does time seem to go by faster and faster as we age?

    A. Metabolic rates are one clue. Small mammals tend to have rapid heartbeats and metabolism, giving them a high-speed life, says John Downer in “Supersense.” The tiny shrew's heart beats 1000 times a minute, an elephant's 30.


     
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