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January 22, 2017

* FACTS 51

Hi Friends!

1. Teenage girls trying to lose, maintain, or gain weight for no medical reason are more likely to have had an alcoholic drink in their life.

2. New research shows that children ages 5 and under have trouble understanding why people around them look upset due to unpleasant smells.

3. A new study suggests that as our human ancestor became more monogamous, the males lost their penis bones.


4. A German shepherd named Arrow holds the Guinness World Record for "World's first skydiving, anti-poaching dog."


5. According to recent research, Lucy the pre-human hominid was probably part of a harem of females who mated with a single male.

6. In 2016, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" sold almost 4 times as much as the next bestselling book, "The Girl on the Train."

7. In March 2017, a windows 10 Creators update will allow Microsoft's Cortana to be used for toasters, thermostats, fridges and other devices.

8. In Japan, locals rake dying autumn leaves into shapes on the ground or arrange them into bouquets to make "Ochiba art" or "fallen leaf art."

9. Some vets believe that using a laser pointer to play with your cat can lead to neurosis, since the cat can never catch the laser.

10. According to a new study, a child who falsely believes that they are a poor musician is more likely to actually become one.

11. Villains in U.S  movies often speak with a posh British accent because it conveys a fierce intellect and low morals to the average viewers.

12. 16th U.S President Abraham Lincoln was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame and was defeated only once in roughly 300 matches.

13. According to research, ants can get their bearings regardless of their body's orientation and can walk backwards if they have a heavy load.

14. In 2005, 52% of teens wore a watch. By 2010, that number had dropped by 25%.

15. The cells of elderly women who sits for more than 10 hours a day are eight years older, biologically than the cells of their active peers.

16. Tennis legend Roger Federer is the father of two sets of twins.

17. One of the main obstacles to deep-space astronaut hibernation is that humans can't stop urinating or defecating.

18. Women in India have been knitting sweaters for the Elephant Conservation and Care Center, protecting its residents from freezing weather.

19. You shouldn't brush your teeth right after you chow down since your tooth enamel is softest after eating and could be brushed away.

20. Don't rinse out your mouth after brushing your teeth-washing away the fluoride in the toothpaste reduces its preventive effects.

21. People in China may be forgetting how to write their language by hand because of their reliance on the input methods of mobile devices.

22. Iceland is the only country in the world with no mosquitoes.

23. Wild Orangutans have been observed using saws to cut trees branches.

24. It's estimated that the Earth hasn't been this hot since about 115,000 years ago.

25. Scientists are trying to clone extinct Ice Age cave lions using 12,000 years old DNA.

Enjoy!