Here's your (not so) totally useless fact(s) of the day:

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“Was it a car or a cat I saw?” is a palindromic sentence – Neglecting the punctuation, it can be read the same backwards.


Have a Happy 4th everyone!

James

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Without its smell, coffee would have only a sour or bitter taste due to the organic acids. Try it with your next cup of coffee – hold your nose as you take a sip.

James

ps:Since I don't drink coffee I'm not sure how true this is?? I do know that back in Jr High in NYC, our teacher did do a experiment on this exact thing. But not only did he have people hold there noses, but he had them close there eyes so they couldn't see the food either. He did this with a onion and an apple! Guess what, the people who participated couldn't tell the difference between the two!!

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Farting can help reduce high blood pressure and is good for your overall health.

James

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'Splinter free' toilet paper was invented in 1935.

How did they get splinters out before that? Mom (or husband or wife) Went up there with tweezers??

James

ps:All I can say is Ooooooo!! ?

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Grey hairs can naturally regain their original color when we feel less stressed.

James

ps:I don't buy that!!

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Roughly 2% of people are considered "sleepless elite," early birds and night-owls that can run on less than 5 hours of sleep without needing coffee or naps.

James

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Eggplants are berries.

James

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The man who voiced Tigger in 'Winnie the Pooh' also developed the first artificial heart.

James

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About 7.6 billion years from now, the sun will reach its full size as a red giant.  Its surface will extend past Earth's orbit by about 20%. Earth will die a hot, terrible death.


Sorry, sad fact. Good news though...we still have a little while to go  ?

James

ps:Where do they get this stuff from??

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YouTube was founded after Justin Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson at the 2004 Super Bowl. The creators realized how hard it was to find a video online.

James

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The inventor of petroleum jelly ate a spoonful every day, saying it had tremendous health benefits. He lived to be 96.

James

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The myth that eating carrots can help you see in the dark was invented by the British Airforce during WWII. They were trying to explain how British air raids were so successful without telling the Germans about the existence of radar.

James

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Your brain can't actually feel pain because it lacks pain receptors. A headache is caused by receptors in the protective tissue that surrounds your brain.

James

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New York City's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.

James

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The 'paper' used to make money in the United States isn't really paper. It's 75% cotton and 25% linen; this is why money doesn't disintegrate in the washing machine.

James

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People often pace while talking on the phone because they don't have visual feedback. The brain makes up for what's missing by translating emotional responses into involuntary physical movements.

James

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If you place your feet into a plastic bag with garlic, you'll be able to both taste and smell the garlic after an hour.

James

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Some people really just annoy everyone for no specific reason. It's called having a 'negative affective presence'.

James

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The ancient Persians often debated important ideas, both sober and drunk. They believed an idea had to sound good in both states to be acceptable.


Maybe Congress should do that? On second thought, NO!!!!

James

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Kodak invented the digital camera in 1975. They kept it a secret because they thought it would jeopardize film sales.

James

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Coca-Cola makes so many different beverages that if you were to drink one each day, it would take you more than nine years to try them all.

James

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People who wear crazy socks may be more brilliant and successful, according to researchers from Harvard University. Nonconforming behavior can be more beneficial to someone than trying to fit in and wearing unique socks can make a person appear to have a higher status.

James

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If you try to hold a sneeze, you can injure your diaphragm, bruise your eye, rupture an eardrum, or even burst a blood vessel in your brain.

James

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In 1987, a man named Mike Hayes persuaded 2.8 million people to send him a penny each for his college education.


That’s 28 grand. Nice!!

James

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Taco Bell has the fastest drive-thru time in the US, at an average of 4 minutes and 28 seconds per order.

James