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True Facts! by whillyamz98(m): 7:26pm On Jun 17, 2015
Some of these facts might sound strange...

- Having sex can unblock a stuffy nose.
- Drinking too much water can kill you.
- iPod! upside down is still iPod!
- Most of the famous brands of sunglasses including Ray-Ban, Oakley and Versace are actually made by one Italian company Luxottica.
- 95% of people feel uncomfortable when the TV volume is an odd number.
- China invented exams.
- It's actually better to take exams on an empty stomach because hunger makes you better able to focus.
- During the Civil War, prostitutes were called “horizontal refreshments.”
- Can't decide if you're hungry? Ask yourself if you want an apple. If you answer "no" then you're probably bored instead of hungry.
- A cluster of bananas is called a “hand.” A single banana is called a “finger.”
- There’s a school in Russia that has a course in “The Art of MouthAction.”
- Men walk about 7% slower when they’re with their wives or girlfriends, and they speed up when they’re with other men.
- A single human male produces enough sperm in 14 days to impregnate every fertile woman on the planet.
- If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.
- Sleeping without a bra improves quality of sleep by over 95% and is an effective way of treating insomnia.
- When telling someone a goal of yours, it chemically satisfies your brain in a manner that's similar to having actually completed the goal.
- Research suggests that laziness is just a natural part of being a teenager and doesn't reflect bad behavior.
- Asking for small favors from people can make you more likable.
- Mentally talking to yourself boosts your brain power.
- The first iPhone was actually invented in 1983.
- People who typically have large signatures tend to have high self-esteem.
-“Eigengrau” is the technical name for the color seen by the human eye in perfect darkness.
- Switching your cellphone to ring instead of vibrate almost doubles the battery life. Vibrate kills the battery faster.
- A single strand of spaghetti is called spaghetto.
- The plural word for vagina is "vaginae".
- Watching scary movies burn as many as 200 calories.
- Bob Marley's last words to his son, Ziggy were "Money can't buy life!"
- Can't decide if you're hungry? Ask yourself if you want an apple. If you answer "no" then you're probably bored instead of hungry.
- When people say "you've changed " there's a 95% chance that you just stopped acting the way they wanted you to.
- When you critize people for what they like, they won't stop liking it, they will stop liking you.
- Chimpanzees clear their throats, for the same reasons human do.
- It's nearly impossible to lie to someone while looking directly deep into their eyes.
- The phrase “I don’t give a f*ck” originated in 1790.
- The best way to get someone to confess to something? Remain silent. They'll talk simply due to being uncomfortable
- People who speak two languages, may unconsciously change their personality when they switch languages.
- It's impossible to say "I wasn't talking to you" politely.
- 90% of what's stressing you today will be irrelevant in a year. Don't lose sleep over petty things. Get over it, move on.
- Using your phone while it's charging can damage the battery - This is why the cords for chargers are so short.
- The Christmas song “Jingle Bells” was originally written for Thanksgiving.
- If “once in a blue moon” is used literally, it means once every 2-3 years.
- A chicken named Mike lived for a year and a half without his head.

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