Random Useless Brain Facts and Information that will boost your IQ!
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The intense heat of lightning forces nitrogen in the air to mix with oxygen, forming nitrogen oxides that are soluble in water and fall to the ground in rain. A plant will not grow well without nitrates.
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Carrageenan is a common ingredient in ice cream and toothpaste. Carrageenan is seaweed. A purple, edible seaweed, also known as Irish moss, that’s found along the coasts of Northern Europe and North America. It’s used as a suspending agent in foods, pharmaceuticals and liquids, as a clarifying agent for beverages, and in controlling crystal growth in frozen confections.
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An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this – pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.
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Many pharaohs of ancient Egypt wore garments made with thin threads of beaten gold. Some fabrics had up to 500 gold threads per one inch of cloth.
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The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland was a symbolic character for the hat makers in towns of the late 1800’s. The large felt hats of the day had supports made out of lead. The lead caused an organic form of psychosis (brain damage) to develop in the hat makers causing them to be declared crazy.
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Secretly crossing one’s fingers originally was a way in making the sign of the Cross.
It was started by early Christians to ask for divine assistance without attracting the attention of pagans.
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People who laugh a lot are healthier than those who don’t.
Dr. Lee Berk at the Loma Linda School of Public Health in California has found that laughing lowers levels of stress hormones, and strengthens the immune system.
Six-year-olds have it best – they laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.
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A Lady Beetles diet almost entirely consists of soft bodied insects.
The natural diet of Lady Beetles consists of soft bodied insects such as aphids, spider mites, and young caterpillars. Adults can consume up to 100 aphids a day.