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A wise teacher once brought balloons to school, told her pupils to blow them up and write their name on one. After the children tossed their balloons into the hall, the teacher moved through the hall mixing them all up.

The kids were given five minutes to find the balloon with their name on it, but though they searched frantically, no one found their own balloon.

Then the teacher told them to take the balloon closest to them and give it to the person whose name was on it. In less than two minutes, everyone was holding their own balloon.

The teacher said to the children, “These balloons are like happiness. We won’t find it when we’re only searching for our own. But if we care about someone else’s happiness…it will ultimately help us find our own.”

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Having helped design the Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity, NASA engineer Kobie Boykins reveals what these robots are telling us about the existence of life on the red planet.

1. No two tigers have the same stripes. Like human fingerprints, their stripe patterns are unique to each individual.

2. An adult tiger can consume up to 88 pounds of meat in one meal.

3. The average lifespan of a wild tiger is 10 – 15 years. But on rare occasions, they have been known to live up to 26 years in the wild.

4. Unlike most big cats, tigers are powerful swimmers and have been known to swim great distances to hunt or cross rivers.

5. A tiger’s hind legs are longer than its front legs, giving them the ability to leap forward 20 – 30 feet in one jump.

6. Tigers have large, padded, feet that make it easier for them to silently stalk their prey.

7. It’s estimated that tiger hunts are only successful about one in every 10 to 20 attempts.