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

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Right now, you're looking at your nose, but your brain chooses to ignore it.

James

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Drinking a cold glass of water in the morning will wake you faster than a cup of coffee. Apples are also better.

James

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If we put a giant mirror 10 light years away from Earth and looked at it through a telescope, theoretically we'd see 20 years into the past.

James

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Athletic Shoes are called “sneakers” because when they were invented, people used them to to their advantage to move around quietly.

James

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A "moment," in the context of a medieval unit of time, is equivalent to 90 seconds. This unit was used in the Middle Ages, where a solar hour was divided into 40 moments. While "moment" is also commonly used to describe a very short, indefinite period of time in modern English, its historical definition provides a specific duration of 90 seconds.

James

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A banana is actually a berry and a strawberry isn’t.

James

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One hour of chewing gum can burn off the calories you gain from eating one Pringle.

James

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Doppelganger is actually a German word meaning “double-walker,” referring to a paranormal double of a living person.

James

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Memorizing the lyrics to songs can help strengthen your brain and reduce the risk of alzheimers.

James

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Approximately 4% of the population has never had a headache.

James

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Bananas have a natural amino acid called tryptophan, which when your body turns into serotonin can make you feel happier and help you sleep better.

James

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New Mexico is 223 years older than Mexico.

James

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A study found that when people were asked by a stranger if they would sleep with them, 75% men said yes and every single woman said no.

James

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Too much stress and high blood pressure can lead to a condition called “hematidrosis” - where a person sweats blood.

James

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Thomas Edison taught his second wife Morse code so they could communicate secretly by tapping into each other's hands when family was around.

James

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“Beats by Dre" headphones, which can sell for as much as $420, only cost about $14 to produce.

James

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You’re not truly comfortable with someone until you can sit with them in silence, and it’s not awkward..

James

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Studies suggest that unmade beds are healthier for us than neat and made beds - Bed bugs have a harder time surviving in messy beds.

James

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Eating a piece of chocolate at breakfast can help stabilize your mood and increase happiness throughout the day.

James

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Never step on spiders. You could be stepping on a female with eggs, and they’ll stick to your shoes and hatch all over your car and house.

James

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When you’re right, no one remembers. When you’re wrong, no one forgets.

James

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Sleeping through winter is hibernation, while sleeping through summer is estivation.

James

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Coca-Cola says only two people alive know the Coca-Cola 'recipe', and they aren't allowed to travel on the same plane in case it crashes.

James

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Los Angeles’ full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula”.

James

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The Mississippi River was once five miles wide and whales swam up to it from the Gulf of Mexico. The remains of these whales have been found in Michigan.

James