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

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The feeling of slipping as you fall asleep, causing you to jolt awake, is called a "hypnic jerk". Theory suggests that these jerks prevented our primate ancestors from falling out of trees while sleeping.

James

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When written in English, every number shares a letter with its neighboring numbers. (Ex: "One" shares O with "Two," "Two" shares T with "Three," "Three" shares R with "Four," and so on indefinitely).

James

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Worker bees will gather around their queen and vibrate, cooking her to death when a new one is ready to take over. This is known as "cuddle death" or "balling".

James

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During prohibition, vendors would sell grape concentrate bricks with warning labels that said: Do not mix the concentrate with yeast and leave it to ferment for 21 days because it will turn into wine.

James

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Nearly 9 pounds of dead skin falls off your body every year.

James

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We are roughly 1 centimeter taller in the morning. Walking, sitting, and other activities that we do during the day compress our cartilage. At night, it decompresses and we wake up slightly taller than when we went to bed.

James

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Your 'favorite song' is likely your favorite because you associate it with an emotional event in your life, according to a study published in the journal Psychology of Music.

James

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In the 1630s, the Vatican guarded "Miserere Mei, Deus," a composition that was only played in the Sistine Chapel. The secret was kept for 140 years until a 14-year-old Mozart heard it twice, memorized it, and transcribed it, making him one of the first known music pirates.

James

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A handshake transfers more germs than a kiss on the cheek.

James

ps:Because so many people just cough into there hands!!

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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French word that means "death contract".

James

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Men wore high heels as a status symbol in the 17th century. They were impractical for manual labor so only wealthy men — who did not need to work — could afford to wear them.

James

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People who walk at a quicker pace are generally seen as more confident and happier than those who walk at a slower pace.

James

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Walking through doorways causes memory lapses. This is why you sometimes walk into another room, only to forget why you did so in the first place.

James

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Textrovert: Someone who is extroverted in texts but reserved in person

James

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You can remember the value of Pi (3.1415926) by counting the letters of each word in the phrase "May I have a large container of coffee?".

James

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Nearly 80 percent of flowers sold in the United States are imported.

James

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43% of Americans say they have assigned seats in their living rooms.

James

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The average American wakes up in a bad mood about six times a week.

James

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Right-handed people tend to chew food on the right side. Left-handed tend to chew on the left side.

James

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Dogs react to inequality in ways similar to humans and stop cooperating when they feel they are being treated unfairly.

yeah, like my punks won't gimme paw when I don't have a treat.

James

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Drivers of luxury cars tend to be less considerate of others on the road.

James

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Having younger siblings can raise your blood pressure by more than 5%.

James

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When a baby elephant is born, other moms and females in the herd will trumpet to celebrate/announce the new baby's arrival.

James

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Sandwiches "taste better" when they're made by someone else. When you make your own, you anticipate its taste, and become less hungry for it.

James

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The word "tire" comes from the term "attire" — because a wheel with a tire is a 'dressed wheel'.

James