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The Words Moron, Imbecile, and Idiot Mean Different Things
Today I found out the words moron, imbecile, and idiot mean different things. In psychology, an idiot has the least intelligence on the IQ scale (this now is equivalent to someone who is mentally
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Why Your Stomach Growls When You Are Hungry
*Today I found out why your stomach growls when you are hungry. Basically, because your body is a fine running machine, and stomach growling is just your body’s way of letting you know “everything’s
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What Causes Red Hair
Today I found out what causes people to have red hair. It turns out, it is not because they are the spawn of Satan or otherwise evil at heart (Well, supposedly. Everyone knows a
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Hitler was a Vegetarian
*Today I found out that Hitler was a vegetarian. Now he wasn’t always a vegetarian. In fact, it was later in his life that he became one. Around the same time he was killing
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Napolean Bonaparte Having Been Short is a Myth
*Today I found out that Napoleon Bonaparte was not in fact especially short. The myth that he was short stems primarily from the fact that he is listed as 5 feet 2 inches
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About 85% of People Only Breathe Out of One Nostril at a Time
Today I found out around 85% of humans only breathe out of one nostril at a time. Even more interesting is that the pattern of switching from breathing out of one nostril to the
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How a Sewing Machine Works
Today I found out how a sewing machine works. Modern day sewing machines typically use something called “lock stitch”; in older machines a “chain stitch” was fairly popular, but is generally no longer used
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It’s “Daylight Saving Time” Not “Daylight Savings Time”
Today I found out it’s “daylight saving time”, not “daylight savings time”. “Daylight saving time” uses the present participle “saving” as an adjective, as in “labor saving device”. Bonus Factoids: Ben Franklin often
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The Mathematical Volume of a Pizza is Pizza
Today I found out that the mathematical volume of a pizza is pizza. How does that work you say? Well if z = radius of the pizza and a = the height then Π
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The Origins of the Demotivator Meme
Today I found out the origins of the demotivator meme. The meme, as we know it today, has its origins in a company called Despair, Inc. Before them though was a company called Successories.
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