Daily Random Facts

[DaveM]

‘Petrichor’ is the soothing, earthy, and wonderfully pleasant smell of rain falling on dry ground. (Source, Source 2, Source 3)

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[Qship]

Didn't know they had a name for that. It is a pleasant smell, now that they mention it.

 

[Linkdog]

Didn't know they had a name for that. It is a pleasant smell, now that they mention it.

As long as it's not NY city.

 

[DaveM]

Axe Body Spray once shut down an entire school because the 6th grade boys produced an excessive stench that landed 8 kids in the hospital. Many schools have banned the spray altogether due to the ‘Wall of Axe’, which occurs when a group of boys who doused themselves after gym congregate in the hallways and...

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[DaveM]

There are libraries in Los Angeles that let kids read to pay off their late fees. Each hour a child spends reading at county-run libraries knocks $5 off their account. Library staff say at least 100 kids each week read away their debt, and 3,500 suspended accounts were cleared during the first 6 months of...

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[DaveM]

Sometimes… when you sniff the pads of a dog’s feet, they smell a lot like Fritos. (Source, Source 2)

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[Linkdog]

Sometimes… when you sniff the pads of a dog’s feet, they smell a lot like Fritos. (Source, Source 2)

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I like Fritos so I'll never do this.

 

[CarlS]

 

[DaveM]

In 1996, Dreamworks animators who were failing at their work on Prince of Egypt were punished by being sent to work on Shrek. (Source)

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[Rwanamak]

Source...

Still is in the south lol

 

[Ferret]

Sometimes… when you sniff the pads of a dog’s feet, they smell a lot like Fritos. (Source, Source 2)

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Some days it's so worth getting out of bed for these facts

 

[DaveM]

Kids who read with their parents have better behavior. When parents read aloud to their children, it gives them the opportunity to consider the thoughts and feelings of the characters, and it helps them learn what words to use to describe those difficult feelings – which ultimately teaches them how to control their own behavior...

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[DaveM]

If you didn’t sleep well last night, you can still feel awake if you just convince yourself you aren’t tired. ‘Placebo sleep’ not only improves cognitive function, it makes you perform better than when you spend the day thinking about being tired. (Source, Source 2, Source 3)

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[DaveM]

It is illegal to own only one guinea pig or parrot in Switzerland. Because both species are highly social, keeping them isolated denies them regular interaction and is considered animal cruelty. (Source, Source 2)

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[DaveM]

Adjusting your rate of speech can make you more persuasive. Slower speech gives someone who’s bound to disagree with you more time to evaluate your point, add in their own thoughts, and dismiss your reasoning with their own existing bias – but talking fast leaves them less time to form an argument and significantly increases...

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[DaveM]

Reflecting on his youth, Pablo Picasso once said: “When I was a child, my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you become a monk you’ll end up as the pope.’ Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.” (Source, Source 2)

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[DaveM]

The key to financial happiness is a $75k salary. Studies show your day-to-day happiness gets a boost each time you receive a raise, but once you’ve reached an annual income of $75,000, that happiness level hits a plateau. While salaries above $75k can give you a feeling that you have a better life, greater amounts...

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[DaveM]

Leonard Nimoy, who was not a scientist by any means but played one on TV, once ran into some real scientists from CalTech who talked to him as if he were a fellow researcher. He didn’t know what they were talking about, so whenever they asked him what he thought about their work, he just...

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[Rocky]

good one

 

[DaveM]

Baby corn is just regular corn that gets harvested early. (Source. Source 2)

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