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

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The word “stressed” is just “desserts” spelled backwards.

James

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Your skin will completely replace itself about 900 times in your lifetime.

James

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You spend roughly 10% of your waking hours with your eyes closed from blinking.

James

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At a cost of over $150 billion, the International Space Station is the most expensive object ever built.

James

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Asking someone to do you a favor can make them like you more. It’s called the “Ben Franklin Effect”.

James

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September 9th is the most common birthday in the US. Counting backwards, that puts the most popular date of conception around November-December — a nice time to snuggle up together under the covers as the temperatures drop outside.

James

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"Military Grade" is mostly a marketing term. In the Military, it means equipment meets the minimum standard for function and durability at the lowest cost, not that it's the toughest or highest quality available.

James

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It takes the brain approximately 90 seconds to decide whether or not you like someone.

James

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Dogs love you even if you’re ugly. Yup, I can attest to this. lol

James

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Life becomes more meaningful when you realize the simple fact that you'll never get the same moment twice.

James

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Cursing when in pain releases Enkephalin. This raises your pain tolerance causing you to hurt less.

James

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Eminem was the first artist in history to have 10 albums consecutively debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.

James

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Inside your belly button are thousands of bacteria that form an ecosystem as complex as a rainforest.

James

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The middle finger has been used as a derogatory gesture for at least 2800 years.

James

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The average person swears at least 21 times a day.

James

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Red roses symbolize love. Yellow, friendship. Dark pink, gratitude. Orange, desire. Peach, appreciation. White, purity.

James

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Sarcasm is the ability to insult stupid people without them realizing it.

James

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Eat slowly. Your body takes 20 minutes to recognize it's full.

James

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Flies and hummingbirds experience time in slow motion. This is why they often avoid being swatted.

James

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Texas is so huge that El Paso, in the western corner of the state, is closer to San Diego, California, than it is to Houston, Texas.

James

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Bananas are curved because they grow towards the Sun. A process called Negative Geotropism.

James

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It takes about 50 glasses of water to grow the oranges to make one glass of orange juice.

James

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Eating chocolate while studying helps the brain retain new information easily and is directly linked to high test scores.

James

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Pumpkin is not a vegetable, scientifically it is a berry. (A pineapple is also a berry - just many fused together)

James

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Your shoes are the first thing people subconsciously notice about you.

James