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

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Hot water is more likely to break thick glass than thin glass. That's why test tubes are made of thin glass.

James

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The world now has more people over 65 than under 5 for the first time in history.

James

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The right ear is better at hearing speech and the left ear is better at hearing music.

James

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January is named after the Roman god Janus. Janus was a temple god who could look forward and backward at the same time.

James

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Intelligent men and women are more easily annoyed by people in general.

James

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Titanic was the first movie to make more than $1 billion. Avatar was the second.

James

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Airplane food isn't very tasty because our sense of smell and taste decrease by 20% to 50% while flying.

James

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Cats won't eat certain foods because they perceive bitterness at the molecular level, allowing them to detect bad ingredients with precision.

James

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Putting fresh sugar on a wound or cut will greatly reduce pain and speed up the healing process.

James

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50,000 fake PhDs are estimated to be purchased every year in the United States, while only 40,000 PhDs are earned legitimately.

James

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The literal meaning of “Once in a blue moon” is once every 2.7 years.

James

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If you are buying headphones/speakers, test them with Bohemian Rhapsody. It has the complete set of highs and lows in instruments and vocals.

James

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The Sahara is not the largest desert: It's Antarctica.

James

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Cookie Monster's first name is Sid.

James

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Repeating a common word over and over until it loses all meaning and sounds weird is called semantic satiation.

James

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The oldest person in history, Jeanne Calment, smoked cigarettes from the age of 21 until she was 117. She quit five years before her death at age 122, as she was no longer able to see well enough to safely use a lighter.

James

ps:Has he never read the Bible??

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Bill Withers wrote his hit song “Ain't No Sunshine” at the age of 31 while working at a toilet factory. When the single went gold, his record label gave him a golden toilet seat to mark the start of his new career.

James

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Spider-Man grew up at 20 Ingram Street in Queens. The address exists in real life, and the family that lives there is the Parkers.

James

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The dates 4/4, 6/6, 10/10 and 12/12 all fall on the same day of the week every year. They're called doomsdays.

James

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Most laugh tracks for TV were recorded in the 1950s, which means many of the people you hear laughing are no longer alive.

James

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Nearly 60% of the U.S. population lives within 600 miles of Ohio.

James

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Tomatoes and cucumbers are fruits.

James

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If your arm or hand falls asleep, rocking your head side to side can release pressure on the nerves in your neck and wake it up.

James

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Adding salt to a pineapple actually causes it to taste sweeter as it reduces the bitterness of the fruit.

James