Daily Random Facts

[CarlS]

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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I need that!

 

[Rocky]

I need that!

sometimes...me too!

 

[DaveM]

This has never been a problem for me especially when I have a helmet on and I use trifocal glasses so the angle is really important to me.

 

[Rocky]

My eye glasses are no problem at all when I'm wearing a helmet. They stay put very easily.
It's when I'm hot and/or sweaty, doing chores or whatever, that they start to slip a bit.
Otherwise, they pretty much stay put.

 

[DaveM]

Rocky I can see what you saying and you right but I have never thought about it until you mentioned it now.

 

[DaveM]

If you didn’t sleep well last night, you can convince yourself that you did just by believing you aren’t tired. It’s called ‘placebo sleep,’ it improves cognitive function, and it makes you perform better than when you spend the day thinking about being tired. (Source, Source 2, Source 3)

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[CarlS]

That works for a day or so; but eventually the lack of sleep will catch up.

 

[CarlS]

This has never been a problem for me especially when I have a helmet on and I use trifocal glasses so the angle is really important to me.

I, too, have trifocals. I guess I am just short of needing a seeing eye dog!

My eye glasses are no problem at all when I'm wearing a helmet. They stay put very easily.
It's when I'm hot and/or sweaty, doing chores or whatever, that they start to slip a bit.
Otherwise, they pretty much stay put.

Ditto. In the heat and humidity here, mine will slide right off of my nose when I am working outside. I have had cable ear pieces put on on my glasses. This solves the problem.

 

[DaveM]

‘Backpfeifengesicht’ is the German word for ‘a face that’s badly in need of a punch’. (Source, Source 2)

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[CarlS]

I know some of those; I have a list...

 

[DaveM]

People who swear a lot are usually more honest than those who don’t. (Source, Source 2)

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[DaveM]

Lay your arm on a flat surface and push your thumb and pinky together. If you don’t see a raised band across your wrist, you are a product of evolution. If you do, you’ve got a useless extra muscle in your arm that is slowly being erased from our genetic code. (Source)

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[DaveM]

The town of Nördlingen, Germany, was built inside an old crater from a meteor that once crashed into the countryside. Residents have incorporated parts of the meteor into their town, including the church – which is encrusted with meteorites and microscopic diamonds. (Source, Source 2, Source 3)

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[DaveM]

There’s a Japanese town that looks just like Sweden, sells Swedish folk crafts, and celebrates Swedish traditions. Sweden Hills, located on Hokkaido island, hosts Swedish festivals throughout the year and is popular with tourists.

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[CarlS]

My bride has been there and loved it.

 

[Rocky]

The only oriental city I've been to is Hong Kong. Loved it
The British influence is still very much in evidence and it didn't seem like an oriental city in many ways; English signs, advertising, English spoken everywhere, etc.

Celebrating the Chinese new year.

 

[DaveM]

The football huddle was first used at a college for the deaf in the 1890s so the players could keep their signing hidden from the opposing teams. (Source)

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[DaveM]

If you want to be more productive, listen to a video game soundtrack while you work. People who work in silence are slower and less proficient than those who listen to music, and video game music is specifically designed to keep you motivated and finishing tasks without stealing your focus. (Source, Source 2)

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[DaveM]

Clearing the area to the left of your driveway after it snows can help you avoid the ‘second shovel’. This gives the plows a space to push all the snow from the road that would normally end up blocking your way, and then you won’t have to shovel twice. (Source, Source 2)

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[CarlS]

Clearing the area to the left of your driveway after it snows can help you avoid the ‘second shovel’. This gives the plows a space to push all the snow from the road that would normally end up blocking your way, and then you won’t have to shovel twice. (Source, Source 2)

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I don't have to worry about this!