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Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 5:51pm On Feb 22, 2020
Hello Nairalanders,
Here is part XI,
Keep Up and Follow Up.

1. Parents that have taken music lessons are more accurate at detecting distress in a baby’s cries than parents without musical training.

2. When you walk into a room and you forget why you walked in there in the first place is the phenomenon known as "event boundary."

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

4. The nicest people tend to often be the ones who have been mistreated the most.

5. 50% of Internet users will quit waiting for a video to load after 10 seconds.

6. Football player Ronaldinho once lost a $750,000 deal with Coca-Cola because he took a sip from a Pepsi.

7. Studies show that pretending not to miss someone actually causes your mind to miss them even more.

8. According to astronomy, when you wish upon a star, you're actually a few million years late. That star is dead. Just like your dreams.

9. Apple could buy Disney and pay in cash.

10. Humans put a man on the Moon before they put wheels on luggage.
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 5:58pm On Feb 22, 2020
Hello Nairalanders,
Here is part XII,
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1. The man who invented pop-up ads has apologized to the world for creating one of the Internet's most hated forms of advertising.

2. It only takes 0.2 seconds to fall in love.

3. Psychology says - no matter how angry you get, you always end up forgiving the people you love.

4. LiFi (short for 'Light Fidelity') uses light instead of radio frequencies and is 100 times faster than WiFi.

5. Squirrels masturbate to avoid catching STIs.

6. Happy Pizza is a pizza sold in Cambodia topped with marijuana.

7. A "gut feeling" is a chemical signal that your stomach creates to warn the brain of danger.

8. William Shakespeare was the first person to use insults about people's mothers.

9. A new material called "magnetoelectric multiferroic" has the potential to make a smartphone battery last for three months.

10. Being able to instantly respond with sarcasm within seconds of a stupid question is a sign of a healthy brain.
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 6:19pm On Feb 22, 2020
Hello Nairalanders,
Here is part XIII,
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1. According to scientists, Uranus smells like rotten eggs.

2. Missing someone causes insomnia. The frustration of being without that person keeps you awake at night.

3. Mosquito repellents don't repel, they hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you are there.

4. Your eyebrows renew themselves every 64 days.

6. When a person laughs too much, even on stupid things, that person is sad deep inside. When a person sleeps a lot, that person is lonely.

7. When a woman no longer gets frustrated and upset with you, you can almost guarantee that she doesn't care anymore.

8. The lump in your throat you feel when you're upset is your body trying to suppress the instinct to increase oxygen flow.

9. Orgasnom is a term used to describe the chills you get after eating something extremely delicious.

10. Swans only have one partner for their whole life, if their partner dies they could pass away from a broken heart.
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 10:11pm On May 06, 2020
Hello Nairalanders,
Keep Up and Follow Up.

1. In 1984, New Zealand's Prime Minister Robert Muldoon got drunk and spontaneously called for a general election - he lost.

2. If someone has something bad to say about you, it's probably because they have nothing good to say about themselves.

3. When. You. Read. Stuff. Like. This. The. Voice. In. Your. Head. Takes. Pauses.

4. HP Printer black ink is more expensive than human blood.

5. People who complain online are more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression, and stress.

6. In 2009, Nigerian police arrested a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery.

7. Yellow teeth are stronger, the natural color of our teeth is a light yellow color. Whitening your teeth can permanently weaken them.

8. Lions cannot roar until they reach the age of two.

9. Blowing out candles on birthday cakes results in roughly 3000 bacteria capable of forming colonies on the cake.

10. You will remember a person’s name better if you hold their gaze as you’re being introduced.
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 10:43pm On May 06, 2020
Hello Nairalanders,
Keep Up and Follow Up.

1. Socially anxious people can lessen their anxiety by performing small acts of kindness, a study found.

2. There’s a light in a woman’s eyes that speaks louder than words. - Arthur Conan Doyle

3. Vodka drinkers are less likely to suffer from a stroke.

4. Game of Thrones had a 6 million dollar budget. Per episode.

5. Singing in the shower helps boost your immunity, lower your blood pressure, reduce stress, and improve your mood.

6. A 99-year-old man divorced his 96-year-old wife after having been married for 77 years because he discovered an affair she had in the 1940's

7. Steve Jobs once called Google to tell them the yellow gradient in the second “O” of their logo wasn’t quite right.

8. The word “school” comes from the ancient Greek word for “free time.”

9. Leonardo DaVinci used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.

10. The Philippine island of Luzon contains a lake that contains an island that contains a lake that contains another island.
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 10:48pm On May 06, 2020
Hello Nairalanders,
Keep Up and Follow Up.

1. The average American thinks they're smarter than the average American.

2. There's a mountain in Australia named Mt. Disappointment because the explorers were unimpressed with the view at the top.

3. Daniel Radcliffe was in the bath when he found out he'd been cast as Harry Potter. He cried.

4. A group of frogs is called an army.

5. Cuteness inspires aggression – Which is why we often want to squeeze things we find cute.

6. Broccoli, cabbage, and brussel sprouts all contain a little bit of cyanide. Eating them primes your liver to deal better with other poisons.

7. Justin Timberlake is the voice behind McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It!".

8. Jamaica, Colombia, and St. Lucia are the only countries where a boss is more likely to be a woman than a man.

9. Men have nipples because every fetus is female until the Y chromosome kicks in.

10. Squeezing a man's testicles can kill him, due to the release of too much adrenaline.
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by Nosainwe(m): 11:30pm On May 06, 2020
Best thread I have read in a while ,keep it coming sir

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Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 1:16am On May 07, 2020
Thank You Sir !

Nosainwe:
Best thread I have read in a while ,keep it coming sir
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by hidhrhis(m): 10:29am On May 07, 2020
Nice one op
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Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 3:51pm On May 07, 2020
Thank You Sir!

hidhrhis:
Nice one op
In love with this
Keep it rolling
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 3:55pm On May 07, 2020
Hello Nairalanders,
Keep Up and Follow Up.

1. Drinking white or green tea every day will minimize the environmental damage done to your skin, and minimize fine lines and wrinkles.

2. A 13-year old boy in Florida was once arrested for excessive farting in school.

3. The neurological effects of cocaine are similar to falling in love.

4. It took 73 years to find the wreck of the Titanic.

5. According to a study, children are less likely to trust ugly people.

6. “Tom and Jerry” was a British slang term from the 1800’s, meaning “to fight and cause trouble”.

7. Happy Pizza is a pizza sold in Cambodia topped with marijuana.

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

9. Lemon juice with a pinch of salt (warm) every morning lowers cholesterol levels and brings down your weight.

10. Doppelganger is actually a German word meaning “double-walker,” referring to a paranormal double of a living person.
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 4:00pm On May 07, 2020
Hello Nairalanders,
Keep Up and Follow Up.

1. When downloading a PDF, if it ends with .exe, delete it. It's probably a virus.

2. The expiration date on water bottles is for the bottle, not the water.

3. The world’s most common eye color is brown.

4. When you remember a past event, you are actually remembering the last time you remembered it, not the event itself.

5. The Sodium Lauryl Sulfate in toothpaste suppresses sweetness receptors, which is why juice tastes so bad after brushing your teeth.

6. The human mind spends most of it's time replaying memories over and over with the desire to relive them.

7. The Moon is not round, but egg shaped.

8. Brown colored eyes are really blue, under a layer of melanin.

9. Science says that each glass of water you drink contains at least one molecule of water that has once passed through the digestive system of a dinosaur.

10. Listening to music while working out makes you feel like you're working more than you actually are.
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by ehiksalex(f): 5:13pm On May 07, 2020
Nice one op and thank you

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Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 5:24pm On May 07, 2020
Thank You Ma.

ehiksalex:
Nice one op and thank you

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Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by Ishiewo: 9:45pm On May 07, 2020
YourGrandfather:
Hello Nairalanders,
Keep Up and Follow Up.

1. When downloading a PDF, if it ends with .exe, delete it. It's probably a virus.

2. The expiration date on water bottles is for the bottle, not the water.

3. The world’s most common eye color is brown.

4. When you remember a past event, you are actually remembering the last time you remembered it, not the event itself.

5. The Sodium Lauryl Sulfate in toothpaste suppresses sweetness receptors, which is why juice tastes so bad after brushing your teeth.

6. The human mind spends most of it's time replaying memories over and over with the desire to relive them.

7. The Moon is not round, but egg shaped.

8. Brown colored eyes are really blue, under a layer of melanin.

9. Science says that each glass of water you drink contains at least one molecule of water that has once passed through the digestive system of a dinosaur.

10. Listening to music while working out makes you feel like you're working more than you actually are.
kudos!!!
Keep it coming

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Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 9:46pm On May 07, 2020
Thank You

Ishiewo:
kudos!!!
Keep it coming
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 9:51pm On May 07, 2020
Hello Nairalanders,
Keep Up and Follow Up

1. In France, you can marry a dead person.

2. A man once survived on pizza alone for 25 years.

3. Having sex can unblock a stuffy nose.

4. Everyone has a song in their playlist which they always skip, but never delete.

5. In Sweden, it is legal to be a prostitute, but it is illegal to be a customer of a prostitute.

6. Mount Everest has its own 4G wireless network.

7. A flock of ravens is called an "unkindness."

8. Hangry which is a combination of hungry and angry is an actual word.

9. Intelligent people are more forgetful than those with average intelligence

10. According to some old myths, when you are born, you are actually crying from your death in your past life.
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 9:55pm On May 07, 2020
Hello Nairalanders,
Keep Up and Follow Up

1. Fans of Harry Potter tend to be more politically tolerant, politically active, open to diversity, and less authoritarian.

2. Psychologists have found that sending and receiving text messages can actually boost your mood when you’re feeling lonely.

3. Writing down your worries before taking an exam can help combat test anxiety, improve performance and boost your test scores.

4. There's a pet penguin named La La in Japan. Every day he walks into town by himself with a backpack to collect fish from the local market.

5. The brain shrinks over the course of the day, ending up smaller in the evening – before returning to its full size the next morning.

6. American school buses are yellow because humans see yellow faster than any other color, which is important for avoiding accidents.

7. The giant squid is the largest animal without a backbone

8. Smiles have been proven to be more attractive on a woman's face than makeup.

9. Talking to your BEST FRIEND is sometimes all the therapy you need…

10. Chocolate ice cream has been proven to significantly reduce emotional and physical pain.
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 10:00pm On May 07, 2020
Hello Nairalanders,
Keep Up and Follow Up.

1. “Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia” is actually the fear of long words.

2. Before you talk, listen. Before you react, think. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try.

3. Kiwis contain more vitamin C than oranges.

4. A “moment” technically means 90 seconds.

5. Ronaldinho came to media attention at 13 years old when his team won 23-0. He'd scored all 23 goals.

6. Usain Bolt, the world's fastest human, has never run a mile.

7. The older you get, the fewer people you trust.

8. You aren't rich until you have something that money can't buy.

9. Pirates wore eye patches to have one eye adjusted for the top deck and the other already adjusted for the darkness when going below deck.

10. Ironically, the word "verb" is a noun.
Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by SamiWalatta(m): 2:22am On May 08, 2020
Nice one

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Re: Interesting Facts You Need To Know by YourGrandfather: 4:46am On May 08, 2020
Thank You Sir!

SamiWalatta:
Nice one

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