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Homosexuality was still classified as an illness in Sweden in 1979. Swedes protested, by calling in sick to work saying they felt gay.
The Sun is white, not yellow.
Researchers have found that the average person will form about 400 friendships during a lifetime, but only 33 will last.
Square box. Round pizza. Triangle slices.
Human babies are 75% water at birth, a slightly higher water content than bananas and slightly less than fresh potatoes.
The inability to pronounce the letter "r" is called rhotacism, making it impossible for the sufferers to pronounce their own affliction.
The letter "J" was the last letter added to the English alphabet.
Taking a shower during a lightning storm is not recommended – A lightning strike can be conducted from many miles away through a water pipe.
Research shows that people believe fake news because it's easier than critically evaluating and analyzing everything else they've heard.
While missing someone, your emotions are more likely to go from happiness to sadness instantly.
The oldest fully preserved human body ever found actually has tattoos.
Intelligent people have the ability to enhance the intelligence of those in their social circle.
The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts while the stupid ones are full of confidence.
Giving up alcohol for just a month can improve liver function, decrease blood pressure and reduce your risk of liver disease and diabetes.
Studies show that people who are lonely and/or depressed are more likely to sleep with multiple pillows.
A librocubicularist is someone who reads in bed.
Cats spend up to 70 percent of their lives just sleeping.
Cats are considered both an invasive species and superpredators, due to their ability to quickly cause ecological damage.
Dogs can pick up on subtle changes in your scent, which can help them figure out how you're feeling. They may also adopt the emotional state they sense in you.
The ancient Greeks and Romans would make gravestones and with epitaphs for their deceased dogs. One read; "I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home in my own hands fifteen years ago."
95% of the world's population has access to cell phones. Only 75% of the world's population has access to sanitary toilets.
Frequently brushing your teeth and overall good oral hygiene lowers your risk of heart failure.
Human bodies can continue to move for more than a year after death.
The largest study of mass shooters ever funded by the U.S. government has found that nearly all mass shooters since 1966 have had four things in common: Childhood trauma, a personal crisis, examples that validate their feelings, and access to a firearm (most of which were legal)
Intermittent fasting may help you live longer. Daily time-restricted eating (6-8 hours a day and fasting for 16-18 hours) can reduce blood pressure, support weight loss, and improve longevity, according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
People who repeatedly post about their workout routines on social media are more likely to have psychological problems, according to researchers from Brunel University in London.
Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the U.S., enjoyed practical jokes. He would call for his bodyguards and hide while they frantically searched for him.
The area in the brain responsible for 'sexual pursuit' is 2.5 times larger in males than females.
The most common day to be born in the United States is September 9th.
Trader Joe's hides a stuffed animal in most of its stores. If your child finds it, they get a prize.
Humans love dogs more than other humans, according to researchers at Northeastern University and the University of Colorado.
Taking photos of an event makes it harder to remember due to a process called "cognitive offloading." Our brain looks for ways to lessen the amount of information it needs to remember, often in the form of technology.
Alligators have permanently erect penises.
Flushing cat poop is killing California sea otters by infecting them with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite. To prevent the parasite’s spread, cat owners should dispose of feline feces in the trash rather than the toilet or outdoors.
You're more likely to get a computer virus from visiting religious sites than porn sites, according to research from security firm Symantec. The average number of security threats on religious sites was about 115, compared to porn sites, which carried around 25.
The name Jessica was created by Shakespeare.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the last U.S. President who could speak a second language fluently.
Woolly Mammoths were still alive by the time construction finished on the Great Pyramids at Giza. The last mammoths died around 4,000 years ago, leaving several centuries where the pyramids and mammoths coexisted.
Cleopatra lived closer to the creation of the iPhone than she did to the building of the Great Pyramid.
1 million seconds is about 11 days.
1 billion seconds is roughly 31.5 years.
When people ask me if I'm working hard or hardly working, I like to stab them with a pen and ask if they're hurting hard or hardly hurting.
I remember the difference between vertical and horizontal because vertical gives you vertigo, and horizontal because whores get laid.
Pretty sure Brazil has an enormous wax museum.
“What doesn’t kill you makes you smaller.” ~Mario
When my kids look back on the photos of my life they'll think, "Wow, he wore that shirt a lot."
Does this comic book collection make me look single?
The Sun is white, not yellow.
Researchers have found that the average person will form about 400 friendships during a lifetime, but only 33 will last.
Square box. Round pizza. Triangle slices.
Human babies are 75% water at birth, a slightly higher water content than bananas and slightly less than fresh potatoes.
The inability to pronounce the letter "r" is called rhotacism, making it impossible for the sufferers to pronounce their own affliction.
The letter "J" was the last letter added to the English alphabet.
Taking a shower during a lightning storm is not recommended – A lightning strike can be conducted from many miles away through a water pipe.
Research shows that people believe fake news because it's easier than critically evaluating and analyzing everything else they've heard.
While missing someone, your emotions are more likely to go from happiness to sadness instantly.
The oldest fully preserved human body ever found actually has tattoos.
Intelligent people have the ability to enhance the intelligence of those in their social circle.
The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts while the stupid ones are full of confidence.
Giving up alcohol for just a month can improve liver function, decrease blood pressure and reduce your risk of liver disease and diabetes.
Studies show that people who are lonely and/or depressed are more likely to sleep with multiple pillows.
A librocubicularist is someone who reads in bed.
Cats spend up to 70 percent of their lives just sleeping.
Cats are considered both an invasive species and superpredators, due to their ability to quickly cause ecological damage.
Dogs can pick up on subtle changes in your scent, which can help them figure out how you're feeling. They may also adopt the emotional state they sense in you.
The ancient Greeks and Romans would make gravestones and with epitaphs for their deceased dogs. One read; "I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home in my own hands fifteen years ago."
95% of the world's population has access to cell phones. Only 75% of the world's population has access to sanitary toilets.
Frequently brushing your teeth and overall good oral hygiene lowers your risk of heart failure.
Human bodies can continue to move for more than a year after death.
The largest study of mass shooters ever funded by the U.S. government has found that nearly all mass shooters since 1966 have had four things in common: Childhood trauma, a personal crisis, examples that validate their feelings, and access to a firearm (most of which were legal)
Intermittent fasting may help you live longer. Daily time-restricted eating (6-8 hours a day and fasting for 16-18 hours) can reduce blood pressure, support weight loss, and improve longevity, according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
People who repeatedly post about their workout routines on social media are more likely to have psychological problems, according to researchers from Brunel University in London.
Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the U.S., enjoyed practical jokes. He would call for his bodyguards and hide while they frantically searched for him.
The area in the brain responsible for 'sexual pursuit' is 2.5 times larger in males than females.
The most common day to be born in the United States is September 9th.
Trader Joe's hides a stuffed animal in most of its stores. If your child finds it, they get a prize.
Humans love dogs more than other humans, according to researchers at Northeastern University and the University of Colorado.
Taking photos of an event makes it harder to remember due to a process called "cognitive offloading." Our brain looks for ways to lessen the amount of information it needs to remember, often in the form of technology.
Alligators have permanently erect penises.
Flushing cat poop is killing California sea otters by infecting them with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite. To prevent the parasite’s spread, cat owners should dispose of feline feces in the trash rather than the toilet or outdoors.
You're more likely to get a computer virus from visiting religious sites than porn sites, according to research from security firm Symantec. The average number of security threats on religious sites was about 115, compared to porn sites, which carried around 25.
The name Jessica was created by Shakespeare.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the last U.S. President who could speak a second language fluently.
Woolly Mammoths were still alive by the time construction finished on the Great Pyramids at Giza. The last mammoths died around 4,000 years ago, leaving several centuries where the pyramids and mammoths coexisted.
Cleopatra lived closer to the creation of the iPhone than she did to the building of the Great Pyramid.
1 million seconds is about 11 days.
1 billion seconds is roughly 31.5 years.
When people ask me if I'm working hard or hardly working, I like to stab them with a pen and ask if they're hurting hard or hardly hurting.
I remember the difference between vertical and horizontal because vertical gives you vertigo, and horizontal because whores get laid.
Pretty sure Brazil has an enormous wax museum.
“What doesn’t kill you makes you smaller.” ~Mario
When my kids look back on the photos of my life they'll think, "Wow, he wore that shirt a lot."
Does this comic book collection make me look single?
