Today I learned that..

DVD is short for Digital Versatile Disk

Versatile? really?

Today I learned that..

you can tell someone is drunk when they talk 5cm away from your face.

It's like they think you can't hear. Correction, THEY are the ones that can't hear properly.

Today I learned that..

You really shouldn't ask a question, if you're not ready to hear the answer.

especially when the person you're asking it to is me..

Today I learned that..

An alligator has a bigger mouth than a crocodile

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Scopophilia is "pleasure through looking".

ie, getting aroused just by looking at things. And it is the opposite of voyeurism, because here you look openly and not secretively.

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Of the 100 largest economies, 49 are countries and 51 are companies.

I don't know about you but this gets me thinking about how crazy this is!

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The Fastest roller coaster is Formula Rossa

It is located at the Ferrari World theme park in Abu Dhabi. It goes at a speed of 240Km/h

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There's a precise reason behind saying "God bless you" after someone sneezes.

The first one is: In 590 there was an outbreak of the bubonic plague and sneezing was considered a symptom. People thus "blessed you" because you would probably die.

Another one is: It is said that your heart stops when you sneeze, and thus "bless you" is meant to ensure the return of life or to encourage your heart to continue beating

Today I learned that..

Don't take responsibility for other people's actions

Even if you think they're your best friend. it's not your duty so don't.

Today I learned that..

Proverbs should be taken for granted more.

They all carry a very valuable lesson that one must embrace.

Referring to my post about being busy, the proverb "a rolling stone gathers no moss" is appropriate. If you are moving, you don't let bad habits/things take you over.

Today I learned that..

It's important to find people you can have serious conversations with.

The fun and the humorous are what keeps you going maybe, but the serious are what make you grow, evolve and mature.

Today I learned that..

Procrastination is stronger than you.

don't try to fight it. If it happens, live with it and hope it goes away soon.

Today I learned that..

To get from Japan to China you have to jetski across the pacific ocean.

Go on google maps, get directions betwen Japan and China. Point 43. True fact.

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Revenge is sometimes much worse than the avenged action.

It can come in any size, shape or form, and it is bound to teach you a thing or two about what you did. Let's not forget, "Revenge is a dish best served cold", the colder it is, the worse it is for the person who is going to have to endure it!

Today I learned that...

a common word like fire is a difficult thing to describe

try it, and i don't mean pointing at a flame and saying "that's fire". No, actually explaining, why it's warm, why it burns, how it all happens... Philosophical moment of the day.

Today I learned that...

you are either an activist or an inactivist.

(from the documentary "The cove"). I choose to be active, I am thus an activist. So should you.

Today I learned that..

After the Bikini, the monokini, now the Burkini

The bikini is half the swimsuit, the monokini is half the bikini, and the Burkini goes the other way.. it's twice the swimsuit! And it's a super invention to allow muslim girls to swim (especially at school)

Source

Today I learned that...

Jesus was actually a cat, and that day he walked on water was a cold winter day.

This is how it happened:

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doing many hours of sport consecutively after a long period of not doing sports is a really bad idea.

Unless you're a masochist and enjoy deep and intense muscle pain.. of course.

Today I learned that...

sneezing involves contracting your abs.

It's a good thing to sneeze a lot if you want to work your way towards a nice six pack.

It's not a good thing when you have abdominal pain from too much exercise too fast (see last post).

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Animals do, but humans do not have eyeshine

as nice as it sounds, our retina does not have a tissue that reflects visible light and makes the eyes "shine"

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The tongue of a buckle is the pin that goes in the hole

It was called that because it resembles the tongue of an animal, not quite sure which one though!

Source

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It's been exactly 115 years since the X-Ray was discovered

allowing us to see what roams in our bodies that shouldn't be there.

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Britain colonized a fourth of the globe

making it the biggest colonizer with the British Empire

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To lose weight you need to reduce your calorie intake

If you usually need 2500, take about 1800, if you usually need 2000, take about 1500. It doesn't matter what kind of food you eat, as long as you don't eat over or under that new calorie intake. Fruit and Veg are still recommended but do not deprive yourself of eating anything, you need a bit of everything anyway. You could even lose weight by taking in only 1500/1800 cals of junk food a day as did Mark Haub, but it's not advisable. Eat, but eat about a third less calories. That's the big secret.

Source: Mark Haub's Diet

Today I learned that..

Toy Story was the first full-length computer-generated animated film

And as many of you know it was released in 1995 (I was 5!) by Pixar Studios and Walt Disney Studios.

Source: Barbara Klinger, Contemporary American Cinema

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Mozart composed the tune to Twinkle Twinkle

Well, when he composed it, it was called Ah! Vous Dirai-Je, Maman and he made 12 variations of it. Then the nursery rhyme Twinkle Twinkle (little star) and Baa Baa Black Sheep took the tune and mixed it with a poem.

Listen to the variations.

Today I learned that..

pop-up garages are the new thing

WANT. it's the most convenient thing ever.

Source

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Capybaras are the biggest rodents

The size of a fat german Shepard.

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Blue Waffle is a vaginal infection

It looks gross and almost surreal so I won't post a picture. google it. the name is literal (since a waffle is slang for vagina)