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February 17, 2017

* FACTS 85

Hi Friends!

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

2. The gender neutral term for a niece or nephew is a nibling, just like the gender neutral term for a brother or sister is a sibling.

3. In the event of a nuclear blast, you should not use conditioner because it will bind radioactive material to your hair.

4. That blast of air you often feel when walking into a store is to prevent insects from flying in.

5. Your height is generally determined by your father. Intelligence emotional strength and body shape is determined by the mother.

6. Ringing in your ears is caused by your brain attempting to repair itself and failing.

7. The smell of an orange relieves stress. Smelling one can reduce stress by over 70%.

8. Chimpanzees fart so loudly and frequently that scientists locate them in forest occasionally by following the farts.

9. During the Viking Age, the volva were honored and sought as wise women, healers and priestesses. They could travel alone without fear and be welcomed by any hearth fire.

10. Swans only have one partner for their whole life. If their partner dies they could pass away from broken heart.

11. Sleep is often used to temporarily help distract the mind from a stressful life. Sleep enhances emotional strength.

12. Cheries can cause cancer cells to commit suicide.

13. When you blush feel awkward and or embarrassed, the inside of your stomach turns bright red.

14. Adding "but you are free to refuse" after a verbal request can double your chances of getting what you want.

15. Because most of us spend the majority of our time indoors, NASA  conducted a clean air study to determine which common houseplants are the best for filtering harmful toxins like ammonia and formaldehyde from the air. The results listed Barberton diasies, devil's ivy, peace lilies, and bamboo palms as the best choices to get the job done.

16. Dogs are able to see their own farts.

17. Australia once lost a Prime minister and he's never been found.

18. The earth is smoother than a billiard ball, if both were of the same size.

19. France was still executing people with a guillotine when the first Star Wars film came out.

20. In Australia you will receive a $200 fine if you touch an electrified wire that causes instant death.

21. If you could fold a piece of paper 42 times it would reach the moon.

22. When the first child is born on mars, we will have to add planet of birth to our passports.

23. Eventually the human race will develop to a point when we shoot sci-fi films in actual outer space.

24. The farthest away you can be from a McDonald's in U.S is 107 miles.

25. If you convince yourself that you slept well last night, even if you didn't, your brain will be tricked into thinking you aren't tired. It's called "Placebo sleep."

Enjoy!