Hi, we've got three stories from Curiosity.com to help it get smarter in just a few minutes.

I'm Cody Gough.

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

Today you learn about several states of matter other than solid, liquid, gas, and plasma, a military-tested diet to prevent jet lag, and a scale

designed to measure near-death experiences.

Let's satisfy some curiosity on the award-winning Curiosity Daily.

There are way more than three states of matter.

Solid, liquid, and gas?

P, that's just for beginners.

You're a curious listener, and we think you can handle a lot more.

Is one of them love?

No, one of them is not love, Cody.

Science doesn't care about your love.

No, science, what are you good for?

As a reminder, all matter is made of small particles, like protons and neutrons,

or the even smaller particles like electrons and quarks.

And states of matter come down to how those particles are arranged.

In a solid state, like an ice cube, molecules are bound to one another by molecular forces, which makes the ice cube hold its shape and keep its volume fixed.

In a liquid state, like water, the molecular forces are weaker,

so the molecules can move around a bit but still stay close to each other.

Solids and liquids can't be compressed.

Then you have gas.

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