Interesting facts

[Goofyernmost]

Most newborns lose all the hair they were born with by the time they’re six months old.

And just a few years later it makes it's exit again or as I like to put it, god only made a few perfect heads and the rest he put hair on.

 

[trr1]

It’s impossible to burp in space.

An astronaut explains why you can’t burp in space

You can float around your tin can. You just can't burp in it.

qz.com

 

[Goofyernmost]

Sorry, posted in error.

 

[trr1]

Everyone has their own unique smell, except identical twins.

 

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Thumbs have their own pulse

Taking a Pulse (Heart Rate)

myhealth.alberta.ca

 

[Goofyernmost]

Personal Interesting fact... I have never been able to feel my own pulse. I just figure if I am still upright I must have one!

 

[trr1]

Goosebumps developed to make our ancestors’ hair stand up, making them appear more threatening to predators.

Why do humans get "goosebumps" when they are cold, or under other circumstances?

www.scientificamerican.com

 

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A sneeze shoots through the air at 100 miles per hour, sending 10,000 germs flying.

 

[trr1]

Know how a bat or whale uses echolocation to communicate? Humans are also capable of echolocation.

Just like bats, humans can use echolocation

It sounds amazing, but we can all learn to use sound to detect our surroundings, just like bats or dolphins. No eyes required.

phys.org

 

[trr1]

Stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve metal.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I have an "interesting" question, I think, why doesn't the acid follow the food through the rest of the digestive system. I'm going to be in the hospital for a few days next week for a vertebrae fusion in my neck. If I can remember, I might ask that question.

 

[trr1]

The longest hiccuping spell lasted a whopping 68 years.

 

[trr1]

Guide dogs do their “business” on command — to make things easier for their owners. So considerate!

 

[Goofyernmost]

I have a question about that... how does a blind person know when and where the animal can "do its business" and how does it get cleaned up? I don't know why I just thought of that, but I can't imagine the procedure used.

 

[trr1]

In WWII British soldiers had to make do with only three sheets of toilet paper per day!

During World War II, British soldiers were given a ration of 3 sheets of toilet paper a day, while American soldiers received 22 – Factourism

During World War II, British soldiers were given a ration of 3 sheets of toilet paper a day, while American soldiers received 22, a fact from Factourism

factourism.com

 

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In Russia, beer was considered a soft drink, not alcohol, until 2011!

 

[Disstevefan1]

In Russia, beer was considered a soft drink, not alcohol, until 2011!

Maybe that was way the Soviet Union fell?

 

[Goofyernmost]

Maybe that was way the Soviet Union fell?

No that is how they stumbled, they fell for other reasons.

 

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Strawberries are NOT berries, but bananas actually are!

Bananas are Berries. Raspberries are Not.

It turns out berry is actually a botanical term, not a common English one. Blackberries, mulberries, and raspberries are not berries at all, but bananas, pumpkins, avocados and cucumbers are. So what makes a berry? Well, a berry has seeds and pulp (properly called “pericarp”) that develop from...

www.mcgill.ca

 

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A tomato is actually a fruit.

Is a Tomato a Fruit or a Vegetable? | Britannica

The age-old question actually has an answer—it’s both! Tomatoes are fruits that are considered vegetables by nutritionists.

www.britannica.com