you ever felt tiny when contemplating the vast, 14-billion-year-old universe? Maybe you’ve wondered, “Is there another form of intelligence out there, pondering the same questions I am?”

This thought often leads to another: “If the universe is infinite, there must be other forms of life! So why don’t we have any proof?” Congratulations, you’ve just stumbled upon the Fermi Paradox!

What is the Fermi paradox? Who is Fermi? What’s the point of posing this paradox? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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1d:T4a3,You may remember we talked about whether or not opposites attract in a recent episode of Do You Really Know. As it turns out, more often than not, couples tend to share a lot of characteristics, and it’s relatively rare for them to be substantially different. When you think about it, it kind of makes sense. After all, it's often easier to be in a relationship and share your life with someone who sees the world in a similar way. But did you ever consider that on top of that, couples may even share physical characteristics? For example, you may well have heard someone in the past say that a similar-looking couple are a good match, and there are even scientific studies to back that idea up. What kind of physical traits are we talking about