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Post by Steve on Apr 8, 2023 10:36:31 GMT 10
Did you know these facts about the human body?
1. On average, we blink at a rate of 20 times per minute. This is equal to nearly 10,000,000 blinks a year.
2. As far as height goes, we stop 'growing' after we hit puberty. However, your ears and nose continue to lengthen- due to gravity!
3. Your corneas don't receive any blood supply whatsoever, so they get all of their oxygen directly from the air.
4. Once oxygen is cut off, the human brain can only survive for 3-6 minutes.
5. We develop our fingerprints completely by the end of the first trimester in the womb.
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Post by T.T. on Apr 9, 2023 5:30:42 GMT 10
Steve thanks for those tidbits.
I found this one very interesting I didn't know this one.
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Post by Steve on Apr 18, 2023 5:38:35 GMT 10
1. If you touch a baby bird, the mother will not reject it.
2. Baby porcupines are called porcupettes.
3. Percentages are reversible. 8% of 25 is the same as 25% of 8 and one of them is much easier to do in your head.
4. Most cats are like super lactose intolerant, and drinking milk is really really bad for them.
5. Just like humans, British cows moo in regional accents.
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Post by T.T. on Apr 19, 2023 5:25:26 GMT 10
Steve thank you. I never realised No. 4.
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Post by ellyfant on Apr 23, 2023 3:03:39 GMT 10
5. Just like humans, British cows moo in regional accents. This is a joke yeah Steve, It has to be surely
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Post by Steve on Apr 23, 2023 20:24:16 GMT 10
5. Just like humans, British cows moo in regional accents. This is a joke yeah Steve, It has to be surely Nope, not a joke. Clicky 1. Pufferfish are filled with water, not air. 2. Cold water cleans just as well as warm water does. 3. A man was discovered to be unknowingly missing 90% of his brain, and was living a normal life. 4. In Ancient Rome, citizens and soldiers drank an average of 100 gallons (~450 litres) of wine per year. 5. Fossilization is so unlikely that scientists estimate that less one-tenth of 1% of all the animal species that have ever lived have become fossils.
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Post by T.T. on Apr 24, 2023 4:09:57 GMT 10
That is a lot of wine for the Ancient Romans to drink.
Cold water cleaning as well as warm water surprised me.
Thanks Steve.
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Post by Steve on Apr 24, 2023 20:14:21 GMT 10
I suspect it's the washing of your hands that it's referring to. As long as you use soap, it doesn't matter what the temp of the water is.
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Post by Steve on May 14, 2023 22:36:24 GMT 10
1. The first U.S official coin in circulation, the Fugio Cent, had the motto "Mind Your Business" instead of "In God we Trust".
2. Unlike most animals, African wild dogs follow an age-based food sharing system where pups are given immediate access to kills, making older dogs wait before they can eat.
3. In ancient Greece, men weren't allowed to become midwives because it was required by law one had to have given birth themselves to qualify as one.
4. Roman physician Galen would use wine as a disinfectant for all types of wounds, and even soaked exposed bowels before returning them to the body. Only 5 Gladiators died under his watch.
5. The consensus is that octopuses are most likely sentient.
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Post by T.T. on May 15, 2023 3:48:35 GMT 10
Number 4 is interesting Steve using wine as an disinfectant. Obviously it worked.
Thanks for the interesting Tidbits.
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Post by Steve on May 16, 2023 19:00:17 GMT 10
Thanks for the interesting Tidbits. You're quite welcome. If you'd like me to continue posting these, I'd be very happy to.
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Post by T.T. on May 17, 2023 4:01:43 GMT 10
Steve if it is no trouble I would, we are never too old to learn.
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Post by Steve on May 28, 2023 2:29:26 GMT 10
Will do then. Edit: 1. Human trafficking makes 150 billion a year. 2. Sperm whales can produce sound waves so powerful it can kill you. 3. Angler Fish are not small. They're actually about 6 feet (1.83 m) long. 4. There are many countries in the world where you can be put in prison or killed by the state for non-violent speech. 5. Sharks have been around for at least 420 million years, meaning they have survived four of the "big five" mass extinctions. That makes them older than humanity, older than Mount Everest, older than dinosaurs, older even than trees. Yet we could potentially see them extinct in our lifetime.
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Post by T.T. on May 28, 2023 4:51:08 GMT 10
Number 5 is amazing let's hope we don't see them become extinct. Even I am not that old.
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Post by Steve on May 28, 2023 23:20:21 GMT 10
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Post by Steve on May 29, 2023 3:31:11 GMT 10
1. There’s a local tradition in Akita, Japan called Namahage where grown men dress up like demons to scare children into behaving for their parents. They go from house to house yelling things like “Are there any crybabies at home?” or “Are naughty kids around?”
2. In 1993, a French man driving a Citroen car in a remote area of the Moroccan desert had a breakdown and became stranded. To survive he tore down the car, built a motorcycle from the parts, and rode it back to civilization. When he arrived he was ticketed for operating an illegal vehicle.
3. The oldest evidence of humans in the Americas was found less than four months ago and was several thousands of years older than previously thought.
4. The actor who used to play Gaston at Disney World killed himself accidentally by attempting to shoot fireworks off of his head.
5. Betty White holds the Guinness World Record for longest TV career by an entertainer, with credits spanning 80 years (1939 to 2019).
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Post by T.T. on May 29, 2023 4:13:17 GMT 10
No. 2 gave me a smile.
Betty White was amazing she made a lot of people smile and a great actress.
I am enjoying reading these Steve and thank you.
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Post by Steve on May 31, 2023 0:41:57 GMT 10
I'm glad you're enjoying these and you're quite welcome.
1. Radio host Jean Shepherd urged listeners to enter bookstores and ask for a book titled “I, Libertine” that didn’t exist. So many people took part in this hoax that the book was soon on The New York Times Best Seller list.
2. Showman P.T. Barnum got his start by purchasing an enslaved woman named Joice Heth. She was in her 70’s but he claimed she was 161 years old and had been the nanny of George Washington. He exhibited her until her death and then allowed the public to view her autopsy for 50 cents each.
3. Adolf Hitler’s Madagascar plan was to relocate all the Jews to Madagascar. This idea later was shelved in favor of the mass genocide of the population.
4. Gayle Grinds spent 6 years living on her couch to the point where the fabric became infused to her back. She died during surgery in an attempt to remove the piece of furniture.
5. Some monkeys, like the Japanese Macaque, have the necessary vocal anatomy to produce human-like speech, only inhibited by the fact that their brain lacks the capability to control the muscles responsible for speech.
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Post by T.T. on May 31, 2023 4:21:55 GMT 10
Isn't No 4. unbelievable spending 6 years on your couch.
The monkey one is good too.
Never too old to learn. Thank Steve.
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Post by Steve on Jun 2, 2023 2:59:57 GMT 10
1. A Deck Of Poker Cards Has A Metaphysical Meaning: 52 Cards - 52 Weeks A Year, 4 Suits - Seasons, 13 Cards Of The Same Suit - 13 Phases Of The Lunar Cycle. If You Add Up All The Values of The Cards In The Game Deck, You Get 365 Days (Including The Joker). The Second Joker Is A Leap Year.
2. The Eggplant Is Called The Eggplant Because When It Is Young It Looks Like An Egg.
3. Armadillos Can Hold Their Breath For Up To Six Minutes And Are Known To Walk Underwater To Cross Streams!
4. A Black Robin Named Old Blue Became The Mother Of Her Entire Species When She Was The Last Fertile Female In A Group Of 5 Robins. There Are Now Over 250 Black Robins On The Chatham Islands, And Have Raised Their Status From Critically Endangered To Endangered.
5. In 1985, After An 8.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Mexico City, Nearly All Newborn Babies Survived A Collapsed Hospital. They Are Known As "Miracle Babies" For Surviving 7 Days Without Nourishment, Water, Warmth Or Human Contact.
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Post by T.T. on Jun 2, 2023 4:14:22 GMT 10
Interesting about the Eggplant always thought what a funny name. My goodness they sure were Miracle Babies. Thank you Steve never too old to learn.
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Post by Steve on Jun 3, 2023 2:43:15 GMT 10
Some creepy ones today:
1. Lady Bugs are known to eat their own larvae to ensure the survival of the other larvae.
2. Mice and rats can spread at least 35 different diseases to humans. These infections include salmonellosis, hantavirus, and rat-bite fever.
3. Twenty percent of children report hearing voices.
4. Scaphism was an ancient form of torture and execution where you’d cover someone with honey, stick them in a hollowed log, and let them be eaten alive.
5. According to the WHO (World Health Organization) and recent studies, the average person will shed roughly 112 pounds of skin in their lifetime.
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Post by T.T. on Jun 3, 2023 3:57:00 GMT 10
Steve that is a lot of skin to shed 112 pounds in their life time.
Thank you.
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Post by Steve on Jun 4, 2023 0:51:47 GMT 10
1. A body decomposes four times faster in water than on land.
2. Dead bodies swell up like balloons after about four days, due to the release of gases and liquids.
3. The Japanese Hornet is one of the largest and most venomous hornets in the world. A sting from this bug can result in kidney failure.
4. There is such a thing as homicidal sleepwalking. It’s also called homicidal somnambulism, or sleepwalking murder. In 2005, Jules Lowe was acquitted of murder after killing his father because he was sleepwalking during the crime.
5. One mg of poison from the golden poison frog can kill 10-15 adults.
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Post by T.T. on Jun 4, 2023 4:01:23 GMT 10
Steve my goodness that golden poison frog sure is dangerous. Looked it up they are from Colombia.
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Post by Steve on Jun 5, 2023 4:26:03 GMT 10
1. Abigail Adams Smith, daughter of President John Adams, underwent a mastectomy in a room of the Adams home at age 46. The operation was performed without the benefit of anesthesia.
2. A guard in India discovered a frozen lake absolutely full of skeletons, 5,000 meters above sea level in the Himalayan Mountains.
3. Owls cannot move their eyes because their eyes are not balls, but cylinders that are held in place by bones called sclerotic rings. This is also the reason that owls have evolved to be able to rotate their head 270 degrees left and right, and 90 degrees up and down.
4. The Holocaust in Eastern Europe was initially carried out by shooting. Gassing began when the mass shootings proved too stressful for the death squads, whose members developed high rates of mental illness and alcoholism.
5. The Navy bean is considered the official bean of the Nation of Islam and is said to allow one to live up to 140. All other types of beans are "divinely prohibited".
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Post by T.T. on Jun 5, 2023 5:38:51 GMT 10
No. 1 Just can't imagine the pain that woman went through. That was interesting about the Owl's eyes Steve.
Thank you I enjoyed reading the tidbits.
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Post by Steve on Jun 6, 2023 1:15:07 GMT 10
I'm really glad you're enjoying them.
1. In the 17th century, courting teenage couples were tied into thick sacks called bundling bags and left to spend the night together chastely in the same bed.
2. Japan has a process to clean and check eggs for safety that allows them to be eaten raw, without getting salmonella.
3. The inventor of shopping carts, Sylvan Goldman, had to hire “decoy shoppers” to wheel the carts around stores and demonstrate their convenience, due to not catching on initially.
4. In the mid-1890s, Mary Whiton Caulkins completed all requirements towards a Ph.D. in Psychology, but Harvard University refused to award her that degree because she was a woman.
5. The Fort Knox gold reserve is guarded by the United States Mint Police. It has its own emergency electric and water supply and the land surrounding it is a minefield.
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Post by T.T. on Jun 6, 2023 4:21:16 GMT 10
Got a smile about number 1 about the courting teenagers.
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Post by Steve on Jun 6, 2023 6:51:41 GMT 10
Got a smile about number 1 about the courting teenagers. Brings back memories of when they did it to you does it?
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