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Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse

Is this why kids are so curious? New study reveals why children love ‘useless’ information

Child exploring outside.

New research has begun to explain why young children often take in 'information that won’t help them' complete a task, hinting at why they're so curious as their brains develop.

Whether you need to keep kids entertained on a long car journey, or you're just after some peace and quite in the mornings as you drink your coffee, sharing mind-blowing facts with your kids is a great way to engage their brains and, hopefully, get them thinking rather than babbling away.

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