Trivia: interesting facts

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Tigers can, and will, take revenge on those who have wronged them.

Lions cuddle to build and maintain relationships with one another.

The temperatures near the site of the bomb blast during the Hiroshima explosion were estimated to be 300,000°Celsius (540,000°Fahrenheit). That's 300 times hotter than the temperature bodies are cremated at.

Roman emperor Hadrian, in 117 AD, declared attempted suicide by soldiers a form of desertion and made it a capital offense

Strawberry leaves can be used to relieve gastrointestinal distress and joint pain. They also contain iron, calcium and vitamin C.

Sugar frosted corn flakes and plain corn flakes have the same calories per serving. That amazing fact is possible because a breakfast cereal serving size is defined by weight rather than volume.

ttwtt78640 said:

Sugar frosted corn flakes and plain corn flakes have the same calories per serving. That amazing fact is possible because a breakfast cereal serving size is defined by weight rather than volume

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I don't eat corn flakes,I eat oats. They're a lot better for you.

shrubnose said:

I don't eat corn flakes,I eat oats. They're a lot better for you.

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Thank you for sharing that fact but that is hardly what I would consider interesting trivia.

Apparently, whole leaf stevia extract can kill the residual Lyme disease bacteria that go into hiding that normal antibidotics won't touch. It will counter the effects of the Lyme related fibromyalgia a lot better than many of the big pharma medicines.

ttwtt78640 said:

Thank you for sharing that fact but that is hardly what I would consider interesting trivia.

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Thanks for that. It is always good to start the day off with a good laugh.

Princess Leia's iconic double-bun hairstyle was inspired by 'soldaderas', Mexican revolutionary rebel fighters from the turn of the 20th century.

19th-century Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt was the first musician to have women's underwear thrown at him.

Some Coyotes in the U.S. have learnt how traffic lights work so they can cross the road safely.

Alligators don't get serious infections from cuts and bruises even while living in bacteria infested swamps. Their blood is effective against 23 types of bacteria, and fungi and viruses including HIV.

2,000-year-old seeds were discovered in 1963 inside an ancient jar in Israel. They were planted in 2005 and a tree that had been extinct for over 1800 years sprouted.

At least 400 descendants of Nazis have converted to Judaism and moved to Israel.

As you know, if you are driving a vehicle and slam on the breaks, any loose items in the car, including people, will slide forward due to inertia.

However, if there is a helium balloon floating inside the vehicle when you slam on the breaks the baloon will fly backwards, the opposite of everything else in the car. Likewise, if you make a sharp left turn everything in the car will slide to the right, except the helium ballon, which will fly to the left.

If this seems counter intuitive to you then you are forgetting about one of the other things in your car: air. The air in your car is also subject to inertial forces. So when you slam on your breaks, the air in your car moves forward, and being heavier than helium, it displaces the balloon, forcing it in the opposite direction.

Try it sometime. It works.

Neil Diamond is in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. Jethro Tull isn't.

Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don't drift apart.

In 1986, Apple launched a clothing line.

Between 1900 and 1920, Tug of War was an Olympic event.

The Dole/Kemp website from 1996 is still up and running.
Dole Kemp '96

In 19th-century Britain, opium for babies was marketed under the name "Quietness."

Elmo is the only non-human to testify before Congress.

New Mexico State's first graduating class in 1893 had only one student—and he was shot and killed before graduation.

Some cats are allergic to humans.

In a study by the Smell & Taste Research Foundation, the scent women found most arousing was Good & Plenty candy mixed with cucumber.

In the 1980s, Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel was spending $2,500 a month on rubber bands just to hold all their cash.

The string on boxes of animal crackers was originally placed there so the container could be hung from a Christmas tree.

Only one McDonald's in the world has turquoise arches. Government officials in Sedona, Arizona, thought the yellow would look bad with the natural red rock of the city.

Lutherf said:

In the 1980s, Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel was spending $2,500 a month on rubber bands just to hold all their cash.

The string on boxes of animal crackers was originally placed there so the container could be hung from a Christmas tree.

Only one McDonald's in the world has turquoise arches. Government officials in Sedona, Arizona, thought the yellow would look bad with the natural red rock of the city.

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Sounds like a Jeopardy question.