1) Research shows that just thinking about Plan B in any endeavour of life makes it less likely that you will actually achieve Plan A!
2) Healthwise, drinking a cold glass of water in the morning will wake your flow faster than a cup of coffee. Apple fruits are also healthy.
3) Drinking a banana milkshake can help you cure a night's hangover.
4) That dizzy feeling you get when you stand up too fast is called "postural hypotension
5) Eating releases endorphins and can make your brain functionally happy
6) When you are obliged to make a choice, and every choice is bad, it’s called a zugzwang. Just make a choice, it's part of your failing forward.
7) By nature, women can speak about 7,000 words a day, whereas, men’s average speech is just over 2,000. Men hardly beat women in arguments.
8) Jellyfish are considered biologically immortal. They don't age and will never die unless they are killed.
9) Being a bad driver is partially a genetic trait. A bad driver is a bad driver, anytime, even after a fine for bad driving!
10) A group of cheetahs is called a "coalition".
11) Thirty years ago, you had around 17 minutes to escape a house fire. Today, you have just about 3-4 minutes because newer homes and furniture burn quicker.
12) Every night, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence are lowered underground into a bomb-proof vault
13)On average, soccer players run about 7-9.5 miles per game.
14) In Ancient Rome, condemned prisoners would be executed onstage when they needed "actors" for death scenes in theatre performances
15) A violent uprising against an authority or government is called Insurrection
16) According to the Bible, David was allowed to marry the King's daughter if he returned with 100 foreskins of slain enemies. He came back with 200 - 1 Samuel 18:27
17) Gynarchy (noun): A government ruled by women.
18) Regularly bottling up your emotions can lead to serious mental and physical health problems.
19) Sleeping naked can help boost self-esteem
20) Forgetting is important for a healthy brain. Rehearsal of old heart wounds can lead to extreme behaviours - Look out for my new book on this subject -The Sharp Edges
21) Letting go of old memories supports a sound state of mind, superior recall, and sharper intellect (you will find more of this in my next book – The Sharp Edges
22) Pluto planet has yet to complete a single orbit around the sun since it was discovered 92 years ago. The planet will complete its first full orbit since its discovery on Monday, March 23rd, 2178
23) Laughing stimulates your heart and can increase blood flow by 22%
24) High levels of stress negatively impact your memory and can shrink parts of your brain.
25) While sound can disrupt our sleep, scent cannot. You can't rely on your sense of smell to wake you up in the event of a house fire.
26) Worker bees are all female.
27) The human brain "rewrites" the monotonous speech of boring people to make them sound more interesting.
28) Whether you realize it or not, you sigh an average of 12 times an hour, even more, when you’re anxious or stressed.
29) More than 80% of the ocean remains unexplored
30) Great sex can give you transient global amnesia. A condition that causes you to lose memories for a couple of hours; literally "blowing your mind"
31) A snail can sleep for three years.
32) Canada is the most educated country in the world. More than half of its residents have college degrees.
33) There are 7 different kinds of twins: Identical, Fraternal, Half-Identical, Mirror Image, Mixed Chromosome, Superfecundation, and Superfetation.
34) When a bald eagle loses a feather, it will automatically shed the same feather on its other side to maintain balance.
36) You were born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection.
37) Research has shown that people are happiest at 7:26 pm on Saturday evenings.
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