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“Schnapsidee” is the German word for a ridiculous idea that only sounds good when you’re drunk. (Source, Source 2, Source 3)
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LOL have to remember that one
“Schnapsidee” is the German word for a ridiculous idea that only sounds good when you’re drunk. (Source, Source 2, Source 3)
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I've got a patch on my vest that says " famous last words, hold my beer and watch this".
Hot chocolate tastes better in an orange cup. The color of the container you’re drinking from highly influences the way you think your drink tastes or how strong it is. Studies show people prefer hot chocolate when they drink it from cups that are orange or cream colored compared to drinking out of red or...
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1 in 5 people can ‘hear’ flashes of light. This is a form of synesthesia, where 2 or more sensory experiences are cross- wired, much like seeing colors when you hear certain musical notes or hearing notes when you see flashing lights. It’s also more common in trained musicians and might account for the appeal...
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There’s a statue in Poland that turns into Darth Vader when it snows. The statue is actually a dedication to the town’s founder, Jakub Wejher, who died in a mining accident almost 400 years ago. (Source, Source 2, Source 3)
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After a snowfall, people used to say it ‘snew.’ Today, most people say it ‘snowed,’ but both are technically correct. (Source, Source 2, Source 3)
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People are really good at figuring out strangers’ names based on their faces. Studies show that when given a random face and a list of names to choose from, people guess the right name more often than when left to chance. Scientists think it might be because stereotypes are subconsciously associated with names, and that...
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During a 2004 interview of Stephen Hawking, a reporter asked him how he manages to keep his spirits up and stay cheerful. He said, ‘Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny. My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.’ (Source, Source 2)
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There are fences around London made from WWII medical stretchers. During the war, Great Britain tore down fences and used the metal for the war effort, then they repurposed the stretchers back into fences after the war ended. You can tell which fences used to be stretchers, because they are black wire mesh and still...
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There are two different types of nostalgia. Restorative nostalgia is when you feel like things used to be better and you long to relive the past, and reflective nostalgia is when you feel wistful about how different things used to be, but you maintain a sense of amused acceptance. (Source, Source 2)
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In 1914, 6 men were sent out to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. One of them threw a bomb and missed, so he immediately tried to kill himself by taking a cyanide pill and jumping in the river. Because the pill only made him vomit and the river was just 5 inches deep, he...
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The jewel caterpillar is covered in brightly-colored, translucent spines that make it look like a cute little pile of gummy candies. (Source, Source 2, Source 3)
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The Swedish Vallhund is a dog that looks like a cross between a Corgi and a wolf. (Source, Source 2)
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Fruit flies drink alcohol when they are sexually frustrated. (Source, Source 2)
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You can’t usually smell your own house (or perfume) because of a survival instinct called ‘olfactory adaptation.’ The brain is always looking for new, unusual, or changing smells as a sign of possible danger, so it ignores smells that have become familiar. (Source, Source 2)
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The scientists who first discovered the platypus thought it was fake. Although indigenous Aboriginal people already knew of the creature, European scientists assumed an egg-laying, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed, venomous mammal had to be an elaborate hoax. (Source, Source 2)
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Your lie will be more convincing if you have to pee when you tell it. Because of a phenomenon called the ‘inhibitory spillover effect,’ the need to control your bladder also forces your brain to activate more self-control, which helps hide the tells you have when fibbing. (Source, Source 2)
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If you have a bottle of champagne that has recently gone flat, drop a raisin in it. The carbon dioxide left in the bottle will cling to all the grooves in the raisin and release back into the liquid, making it bubbly again. (Source, Source 2, Source 3)
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There’s a tube of wax that keeps your glasses from sliding down your nose. Nerdwax, which was featured on the show Shark Tank, is designed to rub onto your nose or glasses pads like chapstick and hold your frames in place for hours at a time. (Source)
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