Some random interesting facts you would love to know
- If you drink enough water in the morning, you will feel happier, sharper, and more energetic throughout the day.
- Sex is the safest tranquillizer in the world, it is ten times more effective than Valium.
- A single strand of spaghetti is called a spaghetto.
- 1 billion seconds = 32 years.
- Women cry on average between 30 and 64 times a year, while men cry between 6 and 17 times.
- Research shows that people who are prone to guilt are exceptionally skilled at reading other people’s emotions.
- In relationships where there is excessive Internet use by one partner, there is also more partner conflict, a study confirmed.
- Alcohol is older than the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Roman Colosseum, Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal, and the Great Wall of China combined.
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9. The word ‘meme’ was invented in 1976, by Richard Dawkins. It means mimema in Greek, meaning “imitated”.
10. Repeating a common word over and over until it loses all meaning and sounds weird is called semantic satiation.
11. Abulia is the inability to make decisions.
12. Never be afraid to try something new, because life gets boring when you stay within the limits of what you already know.
13. Cuddling has the same effect on your brain as taking painkillers.
14. Everyone has a song in their playlist that they always skip, but never delete.
15. Pumpkin is not a vegetable, scientifically it is a berry.
16. Studies have shown that people who frequently use emojis in text messages have more active dating and sex lives.
17. People who read books live an average of two years longer than those who don’t, according to a Yale study.
18. In a lifetime, the average person will spend over 5 years of their life on social media.
19. People who consistently get less than six hours of sleep have a higher risk of dying sooner than people who consistently get six to eight hours of sleep.
20. Cats have about 130,000 hairs per square inch on their body — in contrast, the average human head has about 100,000 hairs overall.
21. Your dog probably dreams about you — according to researchers, dogs likely dream about their owners’ faces, smells and pleasant experiences they’ve had with them.
22. Fat Men’s Clubs were social hubs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily in the United States — you had to weigh at least 200 pounds to get in, and being a member was often a sign of wealth and prestige.
23. Cardinals who are 80 years old or older are not eligible to participate in the election of a new Pope.
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