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RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 08-03-2020 20:55 According to a 2012 study published in the journal Annals of Epidemiology, humans are 13.8 percent more likely to die on their birthday than on any other day of the year. That's according to Swiss mortality statistics from 1969 to 2018. RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 08-03-2020 20:56 There are four kings in every deck of cards. And while they all look similar, the King of Hearts is the only royal fellow who doesn't have a mustache. According to The Guardian, the so-called "suicide king" (who earned his name because it looks like he's stabbing himself in the head with a sword) wasn't always bare-faced. He mistakenly lost his facial hair in a redesign. RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 08-03-2020 20:58 The next time you're wearing a pair of jeans, take a look at the pockets. Do you see those little metal studs on the corners? They're not just there to add some extra pizzazz to your pants; they actually have a purpose. These rivets, according to Levi Strauss & Co., are placed on certain spots to add extra support where the denim is more likely to wear out and rip. RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 08-03-2020 20:59 Go into the darkest room that you can find, one where there's no light at all, and spend a few minutes with your eyes closed. Then, open them up and take a look around. While you'd expect to be staring into pitch-blackness, you'll actually notice that you're seeing a sort of dark gray shade. And that color has a name: It's called "eigengrau." RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 08-03-2020 21:04 According to a 2017 study by British non-profit UKActive, adults spend an average of 3 hours and 9 minutes on the toilet each week, but only spend around 1 hour and 30 minutes being physically active during that same time span. Maybe this somewhat useless, but also motivating fact is what we needed to hear to get to the gym. RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 08-03-2020 21:07 As they say, an apple a day keeps the doctor away—unless you eat too many apple seeds, that is. The tiny black seeds found in the fruit contain a plant compound called amygdalin that turns into hydrogen cyanide if the seeds are chewed or digested, according to Medical experts. Seeing as cyanide is poisonous (even deadly in high doses), you should definitely spit those seeds out. Do the same for apricot, peach, and cherry seeds, which contain the compound as well. RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 11-03-2020 15:53 The process by which bread toasts is called the ‘Maillard Reaction’. RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 11-03-2020 15:54 Daddy longlegs have penises, which technically makes them not a spider. RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 11-03-2020 15:55 Eight of the ten largest statues in the world are of Buddhas. RE: Fascinating Facts and Trivia - billyboy1963 - 11-03-2020 15:56 The Himalayan Honey Bee – the largest of the honey bees – makes a hallucinogenic honey that local tribes collect. |