A little blog that gives you an interesting fact every day. So you really will learn something new every day.
Saturday 18 August 2012
Fact No.258
Among the Bagonda people of Uganda, the several widows of a recently deceased king have the distinctive honor of drinking the beer in which his entrails have been cleaned
Friday 17 August 2012
Fact No.527
The word 'toast' (like one that you make at a wedding) started in ancient Rome, where a piece of toasted bread was dropped into wine
Thursday 16 August 2012
Fact No.526
Texas state law prohibits someone from having more than three sips of beer at a time whilst standing
Wednesday 15 August 2012
Fact No.525
In Missouri, anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing an empty alcohol bottle or can can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol
Tuesday 14 August 2012
Monday 13 August 2012
Sunday 12 August 2012
Saturday 11 August 2012
Friday 10 August 2012
Thursday 9 August 2012
Fact No.519
Women [on average] recognise different facial expressions better than men. This is due to women's enlarged linguistic features in the brain
Wednesday 8 August 2012
Fact No.518
The 1912 Olympics were the last time when gold medals were made of solid gold. Now they're made of silver, plated with gold
Tuesday 7 August 2012
Fact No.517
Flying frogs change colour in the day; they are greenish-blue in sunlight and dark green in the evening
Monday 6 August 2012
Fact No.516
Pets don't just eat grass when they're ill; some like the taste and some are just hungry
Sunday 5 August 2012
Saturday 4 August 2012
Friday 3 August 2012
Thursday 2 August 2012
Wednesday 1 August 2012
Fact No.511
First fact after a pretty long while [sorry]
The verb 'cleave' is the only word in the English language with two synonyms that are antonyms of each other. They are 'adhere' and 'separate'.
The verb 'cleave' is the only word in the English language with two synonyms that are antonyms of each other. They are 'adhere' and 'separate'.
Friday 20 July 2012
Apologies
After a few months of absolutely nothing now, I feel that we need to apologise... Not just for the absence but for the lack of warning about it. And now, an explanation: exams. 'Exams' seem to dominate the excuses for bloggers recently, but these were AS Levels, which is actually important, so I think we have a real legit reason here.
I have to say though, as summer is here we'll probably get up and running soon again... So just watch this space for now :3 In the meantime however, just enjoy the freak weather we're having here
See you soon,
See you soon,
Grace and Jaz
xxx
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Fact No.510
Research has shown that behavioural therapy is as effective as medication, in terms of dealing with anxiety and stress
Monday 19 March 2012
Fact No.509
Intense stress can weaken the immune system, leaving you more vulnerable to disease and infection
Sunday 18 March 2012
Fact No.508
In a study, it was found that a cat at home reduced the risk of heart attack by 40% and stroke by 30%
Saturday 17 March 2012
Fact No.507
On this day in 1966, the US sub located a previously missing H-bomb in the Mediterranean
Friday 16 March 2012
Fact No.506
It takes our solar system around 250 million Earth years to orbit once around the Milky Way
Thursday 15 March 2012
Fact No.504
The reason we sweat when we're stressed is because it used to makes our bodies more slippery and harder to catch hold of (at least it used to, back when we were cave people)
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Monday 12 March 2012
Fact No.500
Well, it's been a long time, but here is fact 500 (: YAY
Around 20% of women don't wash their hands after going to the restroom
Around 20% of women don't wash their hands after going to the restroom
Sunday 11 March 2012
Fact No.499
One of the most unusual, yet common, symptoms of pregnancy is 'pica'; a term used to describe cravings of non food items. This can include: toothpaste, coal, detergent, cigarette butts and chalk
Saturday 10 March 2012
Friday 9 March 2012
Thursday 8 March 2012
Fact No.496
Humans' hair and fingernails do not continue to grow after death. When you die, your skin dehydrates and begins to shrink, giving the impression that your hair and nails are growing when they are not
Wednesday 7 March 2012
Tuesday 6 March 2012
Fact No.494
It is entirely possible to keep your eyes open while sneezing, without them popping out
Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoEqPnx7-Gs&feature=related
Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoEqPnx7-Gs&feature=related
Monday 5 March 2012
Fact No.493
In ancient Greece, if a man was found to have committed adultery, his pubic hair would be removed and a radish inserted into his rectum
Sunday 4 March 2012
Fact No.492
The world's biggest killer is Cardiovascular disease - heart disease - with 29.34% of all deaths in the world
Saturday 3 March 2012
Fact No.491
The female world record for the longest tongue is held by Chanel Tapper, USA, measuring 9.75cm long from tip to top lip
Friday 2 March 2012
Thursday 1 March 2012
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Fact No.487
Sigmund Freud suggested that all boys, from the age of 6 onwards, secretly want to kill their father in order to have sex with their mother
Monday 27 February 2012
Sunday 26 February 2012
Saturday 25 February 2012
Fact No.484
When the earth was struck by the meteor that killed the dinosaurs, only 1% of the impact energy penetrated the earth but this was large enough to trigger a magnitude 11 earthquake
Friday 24 February 2012
Fact No.483
Approximately one third of adults take a soft toy to bed
It has also been 6 months since my girlfriend and I started going out :3
It has also been 6 months since my girlfriend and I started going out :3
Thursday 23 February 2012
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Fact No.481
The popular fashion doll Barbie's first name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
We also apologise for this mysterious space between the 1st and 2nd post :3
We also apologise for this mysterious space between the 1st and 2nd post :3
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Fact No.480
'Typewriter' is the longest word in the English language that can be made using only the letters on one row of the keyboard
Monday 20 February 2012
Sunday 19 February 2012
Fact No.478
A new type of magnetic soap is being developed at Bristol University, England, to help clean up oil spills
Saturday 18 February 2012
Fact No.477
Technically, your long term memory has unlimited capacity and unlimited duration for past events. Meaning it is possible to remember everything that happened in your life until the day you die.
Friday 17 February 2012
Thursday 16 February 2012
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Monday 13 February 2012
Fact No.472
On this day in 1542 Catherine Howard was executed for adultery. She was the 5th wife of England's Kind Henry VIII
Sunday 12 February 2012
Fact No.471
Astronomers have been given guidance on where to look for a habitable planet that orbits a pair of stars, just like Tatooine in the Star Wars films
Saturday 11 February 2012
Friday 10 February 2012
Thursday 9 February 2012
Fact No.468
The term 'computer bug' stems from when computers were really big and moths and bugs would fly into them and cause them to 'crash'
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Fact No.467
It is physically possible for you to diffract around a tree. Humans also have wave forms, but our wavelengths are huge compared to trees, so we would have to move at a speed of 10-30 m/s
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Fact No.466
Although it is very hard to measure the amount of muscles it takes to frown and smile, the difference in muscle activity is so small that it doesn't matter which you choose.
It's just that smiling looks better (:
Monday 6 February 2012
Fact No.465
Men don't really think about sex every 7 seconds ¬_¬
Its more like 12-19 times a day
For women, it's about 10 times
Its more like 12-19 times a day
For women, it's about 10 times
Sunday 5 February 2012
Fact No.464
To see anything on the Planck scale would require of much magnification that atoms would appear to be bigger than entire galaxies
Saturday 4 February 2012
Fact No.463
The force endured by a woodpecker's head on each peck is equivalent to a deceleration force 1000 times that of gravity
Friday 3 February 2012
Thursday 2 February 2012
Facty Wact No.461
Never trust a girlfriend with your blogger password (:<
Also, elephants are not only able to recall places that they went to several decades ago, but also exactly when the conditions are right to visit them again :3
Also, elephants are not only able to recall places that they went to several decades ago, but also exactly when the conditions are right to visit them again :3
Wednesday 1 February 2012
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Monday 30 January 2012
Fact No.458
Approximately every 11 years, the sun reverses its overall magnetic polarity: its north magnetic pole becomes a south pole, and vice versa.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Saturday 28 January 2012
Friday 27 January 2012
Fact No.455
If a rooster is not present in a flock of hens, a hen will often take the role, stop laying, and begin to crow.
Thursday 26 January 2012
Wednesday 25 January 2012
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Monday 23 January 2012
Fact No.451
There are more living organisms on the skin of each human than there are humans on the surface of the earth.
Sunday 22 January 2012
Saturday 21 January 2012
Friday 20 January 2012
Thursday 19 January 2012
Fact No.447
The average man (80kg) would weigh over 2000kg on the surface of the sun, but only 5.3kg on Pluto.
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Fact No.446
Over 2,500 left handed people are killed per year, from using products made for right handed people.
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Monday 16 January 2012
Sunday 15 January 2012
Saturday 14 January 2012
Fact No.442
The sun produces so much energy, that every second the core releases the equivalent of 100 nuclear bombs.
Friday 13 January 2012
Fact No.441
Given sufficient motivation, the Harjack Spider can produce enough silk to suffocate the average human infant in a matter of minutes.
Thursday 12 January 2012
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Fact No.439
A car driver uses more energy and creates more air pollution in just 4 years than a public transportation passenger in 40 years.
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Monday 9 January 2012
Sunday 8 January 2012
Fact No.436
The royal coat of arms for the United Kingdom mainly features a lion and a unicorn standing for England and Scotland respectively.
Saturday 7 January 2012
Friday 6 January 2012
Thursday 5 January 2012
Fact No.433
Each kidney contains 1 million individual filters. They filter an average of around 1.3 liters (2.2 pints) of blood per minute, and expel up to 1.4 liters (2.5 pints) a day of urine.
Wednesday 4 January 2012
Fact No.432
Polonium is the only component of cigarette smoke to produce cancer in laboratory animals.
Tuesday 3 January 2012
Monday 2 January 2012
Sunday 1 January 2012
Fact No.429
The first of January was a highly significant year in medieval superstitions regarding prosperity, or lack of it, in the year ahead. A flat cake was put on one of the horns of a cow in every farmyard. The farmer and his workers would then sing a song and dance around the cow until the cake was thrown to the ground. If it fell in front of the cow that signified good luck; to fall behind indicated the bad luck was on it's way.
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