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Most ginger cats are male. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/most-ginger-cats-are-male https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/most-ginger-cats-are-male Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:42:01 -0400 Admin The male scaly cricket "Ornebius Aperta" from Australia can copulate more than 50 times in three to four hours, all with the same female. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-male-scaly-cricket-ornebius-aperta-from-australia-can-copulate-more-than-50-times-in-three-to-four-hours-all-with-the-same-female https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-male-scaly-cricket-ornebius-aperta-from-australia-can-copulate-more-than-50-times-in-three-to-four-hours-all-with-the-same-female Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:14:02 -0400 Admin Houseflies find sugar with their feet, which are 10 million times more sensitive than human tongues. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/houseflies-find-sugar-with-their-feet-which-are-10-million-times-more-sensitive-than-human-tongues https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/houseflies-find-sugar-with-their-feet-which-are-10-million-times-more-sensitive-than-human-tongues Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:06:26 -0400 Admin A study of the effects of music levels on drinking in a bar setting has found that loud music leads to more drinking in less time. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-study-of-the-effects-of-music-levels-on-drinking-in-a-bar-setting-has-found-that-loud-music-leads-to-more-drinking-in-less-time https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-study-of-the-effects-of-music-levels-on-drinking-in-a-bar-setting-has-found-that-loud-music-leads-to-more-drinking-in-less-time Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:44:38 -0500 Admin 'Grammar Pedantry Syndrome' is a form of OCD where someone has a compulsive desire to correct every grammatical error. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/grammar-pedantry-syndrome-is-a-form-of-ocd-where-someone-has-a-compulsive-desire-to-correct-every-grammatical-error https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/grammar-pedantry-syndrome-is-a-form-of-ocd-where-someone-has-a-compulsive-desire-to-correct-every-grammatical-error Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:27:08 -0500 Admin Herpetophobia is the fear of reptiles. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/herpetophobia-is-the-fear-of-reptiles https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/herpetophobia-is-the-fear-of-reptiles Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:24:36 -0500 Admin Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/research-indicates-that-mosquitoes-are-attracted-to-people-who-have-recently-eaten-bananas https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/research-indicates-that-mosquitoes-are-attracted-to-people-who-have-recently-eaten-bananas Tue, 28 Jan 2020 21:46:26 -0500 Admin Medical errors are the 6th leading cause of the death in the U.S. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/medical-errors-are-the-6th-leading-cause-of-the-death-in-the-us https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/medical-errors-are-the-6th-leading-cause-of-the-death-in-the-us Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:44:42 -0500 Admin It takes Uranus 84 years to orbit the Sun once. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/it-takes-uranus-84-years-to-orbit-the-sun-once https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/it-takes-uranus-84-years-to-orbit-the-sun-once Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:46:26 -0500 Admin There exists a plankton, Dinoflagellates, which if consumed, reverses your feeling of hot and cold – as well as hallucinations. Symptoms can last from weeks to years. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/there-exists-a-plankton-dinoflagellates-which-if-consumed-reverses-your-feeling-of-hot-and-cold-–-as-well-as-hallucinations-symptoms-can-last-from-weeks-to-years https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/there-exists-a-plankton-dinoflagellates-which-if-consumed-reverses-your-feeling-of-hot-and-cold-–-as-well-as-hallucinations-symptoms-can-last-from-weeks-to-years Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:46:26 -0500 Admin ‘Anuptaphobia‘ is the fear of staying single. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/anuptaphobia-is-the-fear-of-staying-single https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/anuptaphobia-is-the-fear-of-staying-single Thu, 23 Jan 2020 21:46:26 -0500 Admin People decide whether you’re smart, likeable, extroverted, adventurous, successful, or trustworthy within just 3 seconds of meeting you. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/people-decide-whether-youre-smart-likeable-extroverted-adventurous-successful-or-trustworthy-within-just-3-seconds-of-meeting-you https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/people-decide-whether-youre-smart-likeable-extroverted-adventurous-successful-or-trustworthy-within-just-3-seconds-of-meeting-you Wed, 22 Jan 2020 14:12:18 -0500 Admin Most cows produce more milk when they listen to music. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/most-cows-produce-more-milk-when-they-listen-to-music https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/most-cows-produce-more-milk-when-they-listen-to-music Sun, 19 Jan 2020 14:54:29 -0500 Admin Ablutophobia is the fear of bathing https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/ablutophobia-is-the-fear-of-bathing https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/ablutophobia-is-the-fear-of-bathing Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:37:15 -0500 Admin Amathophobia is the fear of dust. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/amathophobia-is-the-fear-of-dust https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/amathophobia-is-the-fear-of-dust Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:20:10 -0500 Admin Octopuses are older than dinosaurs. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/octopuses-are-older-than-dinosaurs https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/octopuses-are-older-than-dinosaurs Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:15:59 -0400 Admin A study from the University of Chicago suggests that thinking in a foreign language leads to more rational decision making. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-study-from-the-university-of-chicago-suggests-that-thinking-in-a-foreign-language-leads-to-more-rational-decision-making https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-study-from-the-university-of-chicago-suggests-that-thinking-in-a-foreign-language-leads-to-more-rational-decision-making Wed, 02 Oct 2019 02:41:00 -0400 Admin Despite Mercury being the closest planet to the Sun, Venus is the warmest planet. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/despite-mercury-being-the-closest-planet-to-the-sun-venus-is-the-warmest-planet https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/despite-mercury-being-the-closest-planet-to-the-sun-venus-is-the-warmest-planet Tue, 01 Oct 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/your-left-lung-is-smaller-than-your-right-lung-to-make-room-for-your-heart https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/your-left-lung-is-smaller-than-your-right-lung-to-make-room-for-your-heart Tue, 24 Sep 2019 15:34:18 -0400 Admin On any given day, as many as 10 volcanoes may be spewing ash or lava somewhere on Earth. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/on-any-given-day-as-many-as-10-volcanoes-may-be-spewing-ash-or-lava-somewhere-on-earth https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/on-any-given-day-as-many-as-10-volcanoes-may-be-spewing-ash-or-lava-somewhere-on-earth Tue, 24 Sep 2019 12:02:01 -0400 Admin There's an alcoholism vaccine that will give drinkers an immediate hangover if they drink even a small amount of alcohol. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/theres-an-alcoholism-vaccine-that-will-give-drinkers-an-immediate-hangover-if-they-drink-even-a-small-amount-of-alcohol https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/theres-an-alcoholism-vaccine-that-will-give-drinkers-an-immediate-hangover-if-they-drink-even-a-small-amount-of-alcohol Mon, 23 Sep 2019 02:53:31 -0400 Admin Army ants are used as natural sutures. Their jaws are so powerful, natives staple wounds by forcing ants to bite them and then break off the body. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/army-ants-are-used-as-natural-sutures https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/army-ants-are-used-as-natural-sutures Sat, 21 Sep 2019 04:12:09 -0400 Admin According to the Journal of Experimental Psychology, fooling yourself into thinking you've slept well, even if you haven't, still improves performance. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-the-journal-of-experimental-psychology-fooling-yourself-into-thinking-youve-slept-well-even-if-you-havent-still-improves-performance https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-the-journal-of-experimental-psychology-fooling-yourself-into-thinking-youve-slept-well-even-if-you-havent-still-improves-performance Fri, 20 Sep 2019 14:54:00 -0400 Admin The Earth is struck by lightning over 100 times every second. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-earth-is-struck-by-lightning-over-100-times-every-second https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-earth-is-struck-by-lightning-over-100-times-every-second Thu, 19 Sep 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin The English word 'minion' comes from the French word 'mignon', which means 'cute'. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-english-word-minion-comes-from-the-french-word-mignon-which-means-cute https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-english-word-minion-comes-from-the-french-word-mignon-which-means-cute Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:57:32 -0400 Admin According to a study, Twitter and Facebook are harder to resist than tobacco and alcohol. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-study-twitter-and-facebook-are-harder-to-resist-than-tobacco-and-alcohol https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-study-twitter-and-facebook-are-harder-to-resist-than-tobacco-and-alcohol Thu, 05 Sep 2019 13:28:25 -0400 Admin There's a species of orchid that looks like a monkey's face called 'Dracula simia'. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/theres-a-species-of-orchid-that-looks-like-a-monkeys-face-called-dracula-simia https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/theres-a-species-of-orchid-that-looks-like-a-monkeys-face-called-dracula-simia Tue, 06 Aug 2019 02:46:49 -0400 Admin A day on Venus lasts longer than a year. It takes 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis (sidereal day). The planet's orbit around the Sun takes 225 Earth days. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-day-on-venus-lasts-longer-than-a-year.-it-takes-243-earth-days-to-rotate-once-on-its-axis-sidereal-day.-the-planets-orbit-around-the-sun-takes-225-earth-days https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-day-on-venus-lasts-longer-than-a-year.-it-takes-243-earth-days-to-rotate-once-on-its-axis-sidereal-day.-the-planets-orbit-around-the-sun-takes-225-earth-days Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:44:44 -0400 Admin Over 500 meteorites hit the Earth each year. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/over-500-meteorites-hit-the-earth-each-year https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/over-500-meteorites-hit-the-earth-each-year Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/mushrooms-are-more-closely-related-to-humans-than-they-are-to-plants https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/mushrooms-are-more-closely-related-to-humans-than-they-are-to-plants Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:27:02 -0400 Admin The largest living thing on earth is a giant sequoia named General Sherman. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-largest-living-thing-on-earth-is-a-giant-sequoia-named-general-sherman https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-largest-living-thing-on-earth-is-a-giant-sequoia-named-general-sherman Tue, 18 Jun 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin A Mosquito has 47 teeth. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-mosquito-has-47-teeth https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-mosquito-has-47-teeth Tue, 18 Jun 2019 10:50:38 -0400 Admin According to studies, you'll be happier spending your money on experiences rather than possessions. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-studies-youll-be-happier-spending-your-money-on-experiences-rather-than-possessions https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-studies-youll-be-happier-spending-your-money-on-experiences-rather-than-possessions Wed, 12 Jun 2019 14:55:01 -0400 Admin An apple in the morning will keep you more awake than a cup of coffee. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/an-apple-in-the-morning-will-keep-you-more-awake-than-a-cup-of-coffee https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/an-apple-in-the-morning-will-keep-you-more-awake-than-a-cup-of-coffee Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:06:43 -0400 Admin To get the most juice from lemons or limes, put them in the microwave for 30 seconds as it will help the citrus juice flow more easily. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/to-get-the-most-juice-from-lemons-or-limes-put-them-in-the-microwave-for-30-seconds-as-it-will-help-the-citrus-juice-flow-more-easily https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/to-get-the-most-juice-from-lemons-or-limes-put-them-in-the-microwave-for-30-seconds-as-it-will-help-the-citrus-juice-flow-more-easily Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:53:49 -0400 Admin According to a study, eating an apple before going shopping causes a person to buy 25% more fruits and vegetables. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/eating-an-apple-before-going-shopping-causes-a-person-to-buy-more-fruits-and-vegetables https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/eating-an-apple-before-going-shopping-causes-a-person-to-buy-more-fruits-and-vegetables Wed, 08 May 2019 15:34:19 -0400 Admin In Mexico, artists can pay their taxes with artwork. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-mexico-artists-can-pay-their-taxes-with-artwork https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-mexico-artists-can-pay-their-taxes-with-artwork Thu, 25 Apr 2019 14:47:27 -0400 Admin An individual blood cell takes about 60 seconds to make a complete circuit of the body. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/an-individual-blood-cell-takes-about-60-seconds-to-make-a-complete-circuit-of-the-body https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/an-individual-blood-cell-takes-about-60-seconds-to-make-a-complete-circuit-of-the-body Wed, 17 Apr 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Sound travels 17 times faster through steel than air. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/sound-travels-17-times-faster-through-steel-than-air https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/sound-travels-17-times-faster-through-steel-than-air Wed, 17 Apr 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin The diameter of Earth is 12,756 km (7,926 miles). https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-diameter-of-earth-is-12756-km-7926-miles https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-diameter-of-earth-is-12756-km-7926-miles Mon, 08 Apr 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Saturn is so big that Earth could fit into it whooping 755 times! https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/saturn-is-so-big-that-earth-could-fit-into-it-whooping-755-times https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/saturn-is-so-big-that-earth-could-fit-into-it-whooping-755-times Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin The speed of light in a vacuum is 186,282 miles per second (299,792 kilometers per second), and in theory nothing can travel faster than light. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-speed-of-light-in-a-vacuum-is-186282-miles-per-second-299792-kilometers-per-second-and-in-theory-nothing-can-travel-faster-than-light https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-speed-of-light-in-a-vacuum-is-186282-miles-per-second-299792-kilometers-per-second-and-in-theory-nothing-can-travel-faster-than-light Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:34:34 -0400 Admin Oysters make pearls so they can feel better. When a grain of sand or debris gets stuck in their bodies, they ease the pain and irritation by coating it with multiple layers of nacre, the mineral that lines the inside of their shells, and pearl begins to form. Basically, pearls are like blisters, only much prettier. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/oysters-make-pearls-so-they-can-feel-better.-when-a-grain-of-sand-or-debris-gets-stuck-in-their-bodies-they-ease-the-pain-and-irritation-by-coating-it-with-multiple-layers-of-nacre-the-mineral-that-lines-the-inside-of-their-shells-and-pearl-begins-to-form.-basically-pearls-are-like-blisters-only-much-prettier https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/oysters-make-pearls-so-they-can-feel-better.-when-a-grain-of-sand-or-debris-gets-stuck-in-their-bodies-they-ease-the-pain-and-irritation-by-coating-it-with-multiple-layers-of-nacre-the-mineral-that-lines-the-inside-of-their-shells-and-pearl-begins-to-form.-basically-pearls-are-like-blisters-only-much-prettier Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:39:30 -0500 Admin Hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/hummingbirds-are-the-only-bird-that-can-fly-backwards https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/hummingbirds-are-the-only-bird-that-can-fly-backwards Wed, 06 Mar 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin Summer on Uranus lasts one long day, which is equivalent to 42 Earth years. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/summer-on-uranus-lasts-one-long-day-which-is-equivalent-to-42-earth-years https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/summer-on-uranus-lasts-one-long-day-which-is-equivalent-to-42-earth-years Wed, 06 Mar 2019 12:11:09 -0500 Admin An egg contains every vitamin except Vitamin C https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/an-egg-contains-every-vitamin-except-vitamin-c https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/an-egg-contains-every-vitamin-except-vitamin-c Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin Smoking cigarettes has been linked to developing gray hair before the age of 30. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/smoking-cigarettes-has-been-linked-to-developing-gray-hair-before-the-age-of-30 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/smoking-cigarettes-has-been-linked-to-developing-gray-hair-before-the-age-of-30 Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:21:55 -0500 Admin There are over 10 trillion living cells in the human body https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/there-are-over-10-trillion-living-cells-in-the-human-body https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/there-are-over-10-trillion-living-cells-in-the-human-body Thu, 07 Feb 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/mercury-is-the-only-metal-that-is-liquid-at-room-temperature https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/mercury-is-the-only-metal-that-is-liquid-at-room-temperature Wed, 06 Feb 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin All snakes are carnivorous. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/all-snakes-are-carnivorous https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/all-snakes-are-carnivorous Wed, 06 Feb 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin There are 3000 types of bacteria on your dollar bills. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/there-are-3000-types-of-bacteria-on-your-dollar-bills https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/there-are-3000-types-of-bacteria-on-your-dollar-bills Wed, 06 Feb 2019 12:03:29 -0500 Admin Leonardo da Vinci discovered that a tree‘s rings reveal its age. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/leonardo-da-vinci-discovered-that-a-trees-rings-reveal-its-age https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/leonardo-da-vinci-discovered-that-a-trees-rings-reveal-its-age Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin An octopus pupil is rectangular. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/an-octopus-pupil-is-rectangular https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/an-octopus-pupil-is-rectangular Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin On average you blink 25,000 a day. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/on-average-you-blink-25000-a-day https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/on-average-you-blink-25000-a-day Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin The most abundant metal in the Earth‘s crust is aluminum. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-most-abundant-metal-in-the-earths-crust-is-aluminum https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-most-abundant-metal-in-the-earths-crust-is-aluminum Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin According to NASA, Las Vegas is the brightest city on Earth. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-nasa-las-vegas-is-the-brightest-city-on-earth https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-nasa-las-vegas-is-the-brightest-city-on-earth Wed, 16 Jan 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin Trichotillomania is a condition in which people pull their hair out. It may be hair on the head or hair in other places, such as the eyebrows or eyelashes. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/trichotillomania-is-a-condition-in-which-people-pull-their-hair-out-it-may-be-hair-on-the-head-or-hair-in-other-places-such-as-the-eyebrows-or-eyelashes https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/trichotillomania-is-a-condition-in-which-people-pull-their-hair-out-it-may-be-hair-on-the-head-or-hair-in-other-places-such-as-the-eyebrows-or-eyelashes Thu, 20 Dec 2018 21:46:26 -0500 Admin Not all moons are dry and dusty like ours. Jupiter's Europa has a liquid ocean under an icy crust. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/not-all-moons-are-dry-and-dusty-like-ours.-jupiters-europa-has-a-liquid-ocean-under-an-icy-crust https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/not-all-moons-are-dry-and-dusty-like-ours.-jupiters-europa-has-a-liquid-ocean-under-an-icy-crust Thu, 13 Dec 2018 15:54:52 -0500 Admin It rains diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/it-rains-diamonds-on-saturn-and-jupiter https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/it-rains-diamonds-on-saturn-and-jupiter Thu, 06 Dec 2018 14:43:22 -0500 Admin The planet Saturn could float in water because it is mostly made of gas. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-planet-saturn-could-float-in-water-because-it-is-mostly-made-of-gas https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-planet-saturn-could-float-in-water-because-it-is-mostly-made-of-gas Wed, 14 Nov 2018 21:46:26 -0500 Admin There are more living organisms in a teaspoonful of soil than there are people on the planet. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/there-are-more-living-organisms-in-a-teaspoonful-of-soil-than-there-are-people-on-the-planet https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/there-are-more-living-organisms-in-a-teaspoonful-of-soil-than-there-are-people-on-the-planet Tue, 30 Oct 2018 04:13:33 -0400 Admin Blue whales are so enormous that a small child could swim through its veins. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/blue-whales-are-so-enormous-that-a-small-child-could-swim-through-its-veins https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/blue-whales-are-so-enormous-that-a-small-child-could-swim-through-its-veins Fri, 26 Oct 2018 13:53:14 -0400 Admin Hot water freezes faster than cold water. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/hot-water-freezes-faster-than-cold-water https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/hot-water-freezes-faster-than-cold-water Fri, 26 Oct 2018 04:36:03 -0400 Admin A mother's body is constantly making the perfect milk for her baby. Breast milk changes its nutritional profile as baby grows. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-mothers-body-is-constantly-making-the-perfect-milk-for-her-baby.-breast-milk-changes-its-nutritional-profile-as-baby-grows https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-mothers-body-is-constantly-making-the-perfect-milk-for-her-baby.-breast-milk-changes-its-nutritional-profile-as-baby-grows Fri, 26 Oct 2018 04:23:50 -0400 Admin If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/if-the-human-eye-was-a-digital-camera-it-would-have-576-megapixels-397 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/if-the-human-eye-was-a-digital-camera-it-would-have-576-megapixels-397 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 04:19:57 -0400 Admin A Bonsai Tree planted in 1626, survived the atomic bomb at Hiroshima and now resides in a U.S. Museum. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-bonsai-tree-planted-in-1626-survived-the-atomic-bomb-at-hiroshima-and-now-resides-in-a-u.s.-museum https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-bonsai-tree-planted-in-1626-survived-the-atomic-bomb-at-hiroshima-and-now-resides-in-a-u.s.-museum Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:48:16 -0400 Admin Psychologists examined Internet trolls and found that they are narcissistic, psychopathic, and sadistic. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/psychologists-examined-internet-trolls-and-found-that-they-are-narcissistic-psychopathic-and-sadistic https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/psychologists-examined-internet-trolls-and-found-that-they-are-narcissistic-psychopathic-and-sadistic Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:31:35 -0400 Admin OJ Simpson was originally cast to play Terminator, but director James Cameron did not feel that Simpson would be believable as a killer. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/oj-simpson-was-originally-cast-to-play-terminator-but-director-james-cameron-did-not-feel-that-simpson-would-be-believable-as-a-killer https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/oj-simpson-was-originally-cast-to-play-terminator-but-director-james-cameron-did-not-feel-that-simpson-would-be-believable-as-a-killer Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:18:43 -0400 Admin After racking up $40 in late fees for a VHS, Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/after-racking-up-40-in-late-fees-for-a-vhs-reed-hastings-was-inspired-to-start-netflix https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/after-racking-up-40-in-late-fees-for-a-vhs-reed-hastings-was-inspired-to-start-netflix Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:14:24 -0400 Admin A man is 35% more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than a woman is to be diagnosed with breast cancer. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-man-is-35-more-likely-to-be-diagnosed-with-prostate-cancer-than-a-woman-is-to-be-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-373 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-man-is-35-more-likely-to-be-diagnosed-with-prostate-cancer-than-a-woman-is-to-be-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-373 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:08:23 -0400 Admin A 'gut feeling' is a chemical signal that your stomach creates to warn the brain of danger. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-gut-feeling-is-a-chemical-signal-that-your-stomach-creates-to-warn-the-brain-of-danger https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-gut-feeling-is-a-chemical-signal-that-your-stomach-creates-to-warn-the-brain-of-danger Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:05:30 -0400 Admin Studies show that apes experience dips in happiness in their middle age, much like people do. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/studies-show-that-apes-experience-dips-in-happiness-in-their-middle-age-much-like-people-do https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/studies-show-that-apes-experience-dips-in-happiness-in-their-middle-age-much-like-people-do Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:03:39 -0400 Admin Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/jupiter-has-radio-storms-so-strong-that-they-can-be-picked-up-and-heard-by-an-am-radio-366 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/jupiter-has-radio-storms-so-strong-that-they-can-be-picked-up-and-heard-by-an-am-radio-366 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 02:57:26 -0400 Admin Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/moths-are-unable-to-fly-during-an-earthquake-364 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/moths-are-unable-to-fly-during-an-earthquake-364 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 02:54:47 -0400 Admin Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/most-of-the-dust-underneath-your-bed-is-actually-your-own-dead-skin https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/most-of-the-dust-underneath-your-bed-is-actually-your-own-dead-skin Fri, 26 Oct 2018 02:37:06 -0400 Admin Having good sex gives you a greater sense of well-being and adds more meaning to your life. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/having-good-sex-gives-you-a-greater-sense-of-well-being-and-adds-more-meaning-to-your-life https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/having-good-sex-gives-you-a-greater-sense-of-well-being-and-adds-more-meaning-to-your-life Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:14:16 -0400 Admin Sunflowers can be used to clean up radioactive waste by pulling radioactive contaminants out of the soil. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/sunflowers-can-be-used-to-clean-up-radioactive-waste-by-pulling-radioactive-contaminants-out-of-the-soil https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/sunflowers-can-be-used-to-clean-up-radioactive-waste-by-pulling-radioactive-contaminants-out-of-the-soil Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:59:14 -0400 Admin We know more about the surfaces of Mars and Venus than we do about the ocean floor. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/we-know-more-about-the-surfaces-of-mars-and-venus-than-we-do-about-the-ocean-floor https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/we-know-more-about-the-surfaces-of-mars-and-venus-than-we-do-about-the-ocean-floor Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:55:55 -0400 Admin Research conducted by Northwestern Medicine has shown that recalling memories often, makes them less accurate over time. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/research-conducted-by-northwestern-medicine-has-shown-that-recalling-memories-often-makes-them-less-accurate-over-time https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/research-conducted-by-northwestern-medicine-has-shown-that-recalling-memories-often-makes-them-less-accurate-over-time Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:53:19 -0400 Admin A new study suggests that eating chocolate could improve the brain's ability to do Mathematics. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-new-study-suggests-that-eating-chocolate-could-improve-the-brains-ability-to-do-mathematics https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-new-study-suggests-that-eating-chocolate-could-improve-the-brains-ability-to-do-mathematics Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:41:57 -0400 Admin According to a new study by researchers at the Tokyo University of the Arts, listening to sad songs can help create positive emotions. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-new-study-by-researchers-at-the-tokyo-university-of-the-arts-listening-to-sad-songs-can-help-create-positive-emotions-342 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-new-study-by-researchers-at-the-tokyo-university-of-the-arts-listening-to-sad-songs-can-help-create-positive-emotions-342 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:38:49 -0400 Admin The small pocket in the larger pocket of your jeans was originally designed for pocket watches. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-small-pocket-in-the-larger-pocket-of-your-jeans-was-originally-designed-for-pocket-watches https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-small-pocket-in-the-larger-pocket-of-your-jeans-was-originally-designed-for-pocket-watches Mon, 15 Oct 2018 13:40:41 -0400 Admin According to research led by Eliane M. Boucher of Providence College, new friends become better friends over time if they have similar levels of social phobia. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-research-led-by-eliane-m.-boucher-of-providence-college-new-friends-become-better-friends-over-time-if-they-have-similar-levels-of-social-phobia https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-research-led-by-eliane-m.-boucher-of-providence-college-new-friends-become-better-friends-over-time-if-they-have-similar-levels-of-social-phobia Mon, 15 Oct 2018 13:31:06 -0400 Admin Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate birthdays because the only 2 accounts of birthday parties in the Bible ended in murder. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/jehovahs-witnesses-dont-celebrate-birthdays-because-the-only-2-accounts-of-birthday-parties-in-the-bible-ended-in-murder https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/jehovahs-witnesses-dont-celebrate-birthdays-because-the-only-2-accounts-of-birthday-parties-in-the-bible-ended-in-murder Mon, 01 Oct 2018 15:39:48 -0400 Admin The Earth, seen from the moon, also goes through phases. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-earth-seen-from-the-moon-also-goes-through-phases https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-earth-seen-from-the-moon-also-goes-through-phases Mon, 01 Oct 2018 15:35:10 -0400 Admin Believing you've slept well, even if you haven't, improves performance. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/believing-youve-slept-well-even-if-you-havent-improves-performance https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/believing-youve-slept-well-even-if-you-havent-improves-performance Sat, 29 Sep 2018 15:15:33 -0400 Admin Sunglasses make people look more attractive because they give the illusion of a chiseled bone structure on top of a soft-featured face. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/sunglasses-make-people-look-more-attractive-because-they-give-the-illusion-of-a-chiseled-bone-structure-on-top-of-a-soft-featured-face https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/sunglasses-make-people-look-more-attractive-because-they-give-the-illusion-of-a-chiseled-bone-structure-on-top-of-a-soft-featured-face Fri, 28 Sep 2018 20:35:40 -0400 Admin Mobile phones have 18 times more bacteria than toilet handles. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/mobile-phones-have-18-times-more-bacteria-than-toilet-handles-317 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/mobile-phones-have-18-times-more-bacteria-than-toilet-handles-317 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:12:38 -0400 Admin According to NOAA, 2014 was the warmest summer on Earth since records began in 1880. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-noaa-2014-was-the-warmest-summer-on-earth-since-records-began-in-1880 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-noaa-2014-was-the-warmest-summer-on-earth-since-records-began-in-1880 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:11:37 -0400 Admin According to a study conducted by Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa, men who cheat on their partners have lower IQs. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-study-conducted-by-dr.-satoshi-kanazawa-men-who-cheat-on-their-partners-have-lower-iqs https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-study-conducted-by-dr.-satoshi-kanazawa-men-who-cheat-on-their-partners-have-lower-iqs Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:09:13 -0400 Admin At least 1 in 25 people sentenced to the death penalty in the U.S. are innocent. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/at-least-1-in-25-people-sentenced-to-the-death-penalty-in-the-u.s.-are-innocent https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/at-least-1-in-25-people-sentenced-to-the-death-penalty-in-the-u.s.-are-innocent Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:03:42 -0400 Admin Listening to music while working out measurably improves physical performance. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/listening-to-music-while-working-out-measurably-improves-physical-performance https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/listening-to-music-while-working-out-measurably-improves-physical-performance Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:49:17 -0400 Admin Flowers are known to grow faster when music plays near them. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/flowers-are-known-to-grow-faster-when-music-plays-near-them https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/flowers-are-known-to-grow-faster-when-music-plays-near-them Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:27:57 -0400 Admin East St. Louis, Illinois has a higher murder rate than Honduras, the country with the highest murder rate in the world. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/east-st.-louis-illinois-has-a-higher-murder-rate-than-honduras-the-country-with-the-highest-murder-rate-in-the-world https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/east-st.-louis-illinois-has-a-higher-murder-rate-than-honduras-the-country-with-the-highest-murder-rate-in-the-world Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:26:39 -0400 Admin According to various international studies, the world's most popular color is blue. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-various-international-studies-the-worlds-most-popular-color-is-blue https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-various-international-studies-the-worlds-most-popular-color-is-blue Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:43:25 -0400 Admin Alone on Mars, the Curiosity Rover sings to itself Happy Birthday. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/alone-on-mars-the-curiosity-rover-sings-to-itself-happy-birthday https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/alone-on-mars-the-curiosity-rover-sings-to-itself-happy-birthday Fri, 28 Sep 2018 11:40:32 -0400 Admin A cat will almost never meow at another cat. Cats use this sound for humans. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-cat-will-almost-never-meow-at-another-cat.-cats-use-this-sound-for-humans https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-cat-will-almost-never-meow-at-another-cat.-cats-use-this-sound-for-humans Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:39:01 -0400 Admin Studies show that reading a book before bedtime can improve a child's brain function, mental imagery, imagination and make a child more empathetic. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/studies-show-that-reading-a-book-before-bedtime-can-improve-a-childs-brain-function-mental-imagery-imagination-and-make-a-child-more-empathetic https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/studies-show-that-reading-a-book-before-bedtime-can-improve-a-childs-brain-function-mental-imagery-imagination-and-make-a-child-more-empathetic Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:18:33 -0400 Admin In the U.S., the apples sold at stores can be up to a year old. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-the-u.s.-the-apples-sold-at-stores-can-be-up-to-a-year-old https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-the-u.s.-the-apples-sold-at-stores-can-be-up-to-a-year-old Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:12:46 -0400 Admin The first ever selfie dates back to 1839 when a photography enthusiast named Robert Cornelius tried to take a photograph. He had to stay still for 3 minutes! https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-ever-selfie-dates-back-to-1839-when-a-photography-enthusiast-named-robert-cornelius-tried-to-take-a-photograph.-he-had-to-stay-still-for-3-minutes https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-ever-selfie-dates-back-to-1839-when-a-photography-enthusiast-named-robert-cornelius-tried-to-take-a-photograph.-he-had-to-stay-still-for-3-minutes Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:14:20 -0400 Admin According to a study, brain scans reveal that women are more responsive to romantic stimuli after eating a meal than before. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-study-brain-scans-reveal-that-women-are-more-responsive-to-romantic-stimuli-after-eating-a-meal-than-before https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-study-brain-scans-reveal-that-women-are-more-responsive-to-romantic-stimuli-after-eating-a-meal-than-before Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:12:44 -0400 Admin 1.3 million Earths could fit inside the sun, an average sized star. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/1.3-million-earths-could-fit-inside-the-sun-an-average-sized-star https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/1.3-million-earths-could-fit-inside-the-sun-an-average-sized-star Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:07:51 -0400 Admin Studies have shown that people really do take longer to leave a parking spot when someone's waiting for it. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/studies-have-shown-that-people-really-do-take-longer-to-leave-a-parking-spot-when-someones-waiting-for-it-268 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/studies-have-shown-that-people-really-do-take-longer-to-leave-a-parking-spot-when-someones-waiting-for-it-268 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:06:14 -0400 Admin A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber. A ball of solid steel will bounce higher than one made entirely of glass. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-ball-of-glass-will-bounce-higher-than-a-ball-of-rubber.-a-ball-of-solid-steel-will-bounce-higher-than-one-made-entirely-of-glass https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-ball-of-glass-will-bounce-higher-than-a-ball-of-rubber.-a-ball-of-solid-steel-will-bounce-higher-than-one-made-entirely-of-glass Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:59:40 -0400 Admin According to research from the 1980s, psychogenic tears differ in composition from other tears. It may be a way to rid the body of stress related chemicals. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-research-from-the-1980s-psychogenic-tears-differ-in-composition-from-other-tears.-it-may-be-a-way-to-rid-the-body-of-stress-related-chemicals https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-research-from-the-1980s-psychogenic-tears-differ-in-composition-from-other-tears.-it-may-be-a-way-to-rid-the-body-of-stress-related-chemicals Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:52:06 -0400 Admin Researches in New Zealand have developed a tearless onion. It turns off the gene which produces the enzyme that causes a person slicing an onion to cry. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/researches-in-new-zealand-have-developed-a-tearless-onion.-it-turns-off-the-gene-which-produces-the-enzyme-that-causes-a-person-slicing-an-onion-to-cry https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/researches-in-new-zealand-have-developed-a-tearless-onion.-it-turns-off-the-gene-which-produces-the-enzyme-that-causes-a-person-slicing-an-onion-to-cry Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:50:29 -0400 Admin According to a study, girls who play with Barbie dolls tend to see fewer career options available to them as compared with the options available to boys. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-study-girls-who-play-with-barbie-dolls-tend-to-see-fewer-career-options-available-to-them-as-compared-with-the-options-available-to-boys-254 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-study-girls-who-play-with-barbie-dolls-tend-to-see-fewer-career-options-available-to-them-as-compared-with-the-options-available-to-boys-254 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:44:25 -0400 Admin Researchers have found that Millennials are the least religious generation in six decades, and possibly the United States' whole history. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/researchers-have-found-that-millennials-are-the-least-religious-generation-in-six-decades-and-possibly-the-united-states-whole-history https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/researchers-have-found-that-millennials-are-the-least-religious-generation-in-six-decades-and-possibly-the-united-states-whole-history Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:41:32 -0400 Admin Women serving in the U.S. military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/women-serving-in-the-u.s.-military-are-more-likely-to-be-raped-by-a-fellow-soldier-than-killed-by-enemy-fire https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/women-serving-in-the-u.s.-military-are-more-likely-to-be-raped-by-a-fellow-soldier-than-killed-by-enemy-fire Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:36:50 -0400 Admin Solitary confinement can cause brain damage so profound that it is comparable to a traumatic head injury. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/solitary-confinement-can-cause-brain-damage-so-profound-that-it-is-comparable-to-a-traumatic-head-injury-245 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/solitary-confinement-can-cause-brain-damage-so-profound-that-it-is-comparable-to-a-traumatic-head-injury-245 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:33:01 -0400 Admin The 'cheerleader effect' is a scientifically proven theory that individual faces appear more attractive when presented in a group than when presented alone. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-cheerleader-effect-is-a-scientifically-proven-theory-that-individual-faces-appear-more-attractive-when-presented-in-a-group-than-when-presented-alone-242 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-cheerleader-effect-is-a-scientifically-proven-theory-that-individual-faces-appear-more-attractive-when-presented-in-a-group-than-when-presented-alone-242 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:25:02 -0400 Admin Studies shows that babies carefully choose whether to imitate an adult's actions based on how credible they think the adult is. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/studies-shows-that-babies-carefully-choose-whether-to-imitate-an-adults-actions-based-on-how-credible-they-think-the-adult-is-241 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/studies-shows-that-babies-carefully-choose-whether-to-imitate-an-adults-actions-based-on-how-credible-they-think-the-adult-is-241 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:24:03 -0400 Admin Colors fade in the sun because, over time, their molecules are being ripped apart by sunlight's high-energy UV light. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/colors-fade-in-the-sun-because-over-time-their-molecules-are-being-ripped-apart-by-sunlights-high-energy-uv-light https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/colors-fade-in-the-sun-because-over-time-their-molecules-are-being-ripped-apart-by-sunlights-high-energy-uv-light Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:16:17 -0400 Admin Scientists have discovered that just like humans, monkeys are susceptible to optical illusions. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/scientists-have-discovered-that-just-like-humans-monkeys-are-susceptible-to-optical-illusions https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/scientists-have-discovered-that-just-like-humans-monkeys-are-susceptible-to-optical-illusions Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:13:59 -0400 Admin The average prisoner in the U.S. is visited only twice during their entire incarceration. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-average-prisoner-in-the-u.s.-is-visited-only-twice-during-their-entire-incarceration https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-average-prisoner-in-the-u.s.-is-visited-only-twice-during-their-entire-incarceration Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:32:34 -0400 Admin In 1999, the founders of Google actually tried to sell it to Excite for just US$1 million. Excite turned them down! https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1999-the-founders-of-google-actually-tried-to-sell-it-to-excite-for-just-us1-million.-excite-turned-them-down https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1999-the-founders-of-google-actually-tried-to-sell-it-to-excite-for-just-us1-million.-excite-turned-them-down Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:28:10 -0400 Admin Japanese inventors have invented a Bonsai Tree called 'Air Bonsai' that will literally float in the air. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/japanese-inventors-have-invented-a-bonsai-tree-called-air-bonsai-that-will-literally-float-in-the-air https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/japanese-inventors-have-invented-a-bonsai-tree-called-air-bonsai-that-will-literally-float-in-the-air Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:24:32 -0400 Admin A 100 pound woman in stiletto heels exerts more pressure on the ground than a 6000 pound elephant. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-100-pound-woman-in-stiletto-heels-exerts-more-pressure-on-the-ground-than-a-6000-pound-elephant https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-100-pound-woman-in-stiletto-heels-exerts-more-pressure-on-the-ground-than-a-6000-pound-elephant Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:23:07 -0400 Admin If you were to scale the Sun to the size of a white blood cell, the Milky Way Galaxy in comparison would be the size of the United States! https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/if-you-were-to-scale-the-sun-to-the-size-of-a-white-blood-cell-the-milky-way-galaxy-in-comparison-would-be-the-size-of-the-united-states-220 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/if-you-were-to-scale-the-sun-to-the-size-of-a-white-blood-cell-the-milky-way-galaxy-in-comparison-would-be-the-size-of-the-united-states-220 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:14:46 -0400 Admin People who play video games often are much more likely to have lucid dreams than non-gamers. They are also more likely to be able to influence their dreams. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/people-who-play-video-games-often-are-much-more-likely-to-have-lucid-dreams-than-non-gamers.-they-are-also-more-likely-to-be-able-to-influence-their-dreams https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/people-who-play-video-games-often-are-much-more-likely-to-have-lucid-dreams-than-non-gamers.-they-are-also-more-likely-to-be-able-to-influence-their-dreams Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:12:35 -0400 Admin Researchers found that the music one listens to can temporarily change a person's visual perception and affect what they think and see. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/researchers-found-that-the-music-one-listens-to-can-temporarily-change-a-persons-visual-perception-and-affect-what-they-think-and-see-218 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/researchers-found-that-the-music-one-listens-to-can-temporarily-change-a-persons-visual-perception-and-affect-what-they-think-and-see-218 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:10:33 -0400 Admin Your decisions are more rational when thought in another language. This is because using a foreign language reduces decision making biases. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/your-decisions-are-more-rational-when-thought-in-another-language.-this-is-because-using-a-foreign-language-reduces-decision-making-biases https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/your-decisions-are-more-rational-when-thought-in-another-language.-this-is-because-using-a-foreign-language-reduces-decision-making-biases Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:09:10 -0400 Admin 'Pisanthrophobia' is the fear of trusting people due to bad past experiences. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/pisanthrophobia-is-the-fear-of-trusting-people-due-to-bad-past-experiences-216 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/pisanthrophobia-is-the-fear-of-trusting-people-due-to-bad-past-experiences-216 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:07:53 -0400 Admin Experts claim that a truthful person answers a follow-up question with more details, while a liar sticks with the same basic answers. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/experts-claim-that-a-truthful-person-answers-a-follow-up-question-with-more-details-while-a-liar-sticks-with-the-same-basic-answers https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/experts-claim-that-a-truthful-person-answers-a-follow-up-question-with-more-details-while-a-liar-sticks-with-the-same-basic-answers Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:04:39 -0400 Admin According to Spotify, students from New York University listen to the most hippest music while Purdue University students listen to the angriest music. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-spotify-students-from-new-york-university-listen-to-the-most-hippest-music-while-purdue-university-students-listen-to-the-angriest-music https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-spotify-students-from-new-york-university-listen-to-the-most-hippest-music-while-purdue-university-students-listen-to-the-angriest-music Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:02:12 -0400 Admin According to a study, people who constantly check and use their mobile devices throughout the day are less able to delay gratification. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-study-people-who-constantly-check-and-use-their-mobile-devices-throughout-the-day-are-less-able-to-delay-gratification-210 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-study-people-who-constantly-check-and-use-their-mobile-devices-throughout-the-day-are-less-able-to-delay-gratification-210 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:59:42 -0400 Admin The most common Zodiac Signs of prolific serial killers are Pisces, Virgo, Gemini and Sagittarius. The common denominator is that they are mutable zodiac signs. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-most-common-zodiac-signs-of-prolific-serial-killers-are-pisces-virgo-gemini-and-sagittarius.-the-common-denominator-is-that-they-are-mutable-zodiac-signs https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-most-common-zodiac-signs-of-prolific-serial-killers-are-pisces-virgo-gemini-and-sagittarius.-the-common-denominator-is-that-they-are-mutable-zodiac-signs Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:56:41 -0400 Admin In 2009, Facebook rejected co-founder of WhatsApp Brian Acton's application for a job. WhatsApp was later created and sold to Facebook for $19 Billion. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-2009-facebook-rejected-co-founder-of-whatsapp-brian-actons-application-for-a-job.-whatsapp-was-later-created-and-sold-to-facebook-for-19-billion https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-2009-facebook-rejected-co-founder-of-whatsapp-brian-actons-application-for-a-job.-whatsapp-was-later-created-and-sold-to-facebook-for-19-billion Wed, 26 Sep 2018 21:09:19 -0400 Admin Babies are born with some self awareness which allows them to differentiate their bodies from other people's. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/babies-are-born-with-some-self-awareness-which-allows-them-to-differentiate-their-bodies-from-other-peoples https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/babies-are-born-with-some-self-awareness-which-allows-them-to-differentiate-their-bodies-from-other-peoples Wed, 26 Sep 2018 21:04:58 -0400 Admin People with autism are less likely to catch yawns. The more severe their condition, the less common the behavior gets. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/people-with-autism-are-less-likely-to-catch-yawns.-the-more-severe-their-condition-the-less-common-the-behavior-gets https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/people-with-autism-are-less-likely-to-catch-yawns.-the-more-severe-their-condition-the-less-common-the-behavior-gets Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:58:17 -0400 Admin Chewing Gum is part of the US Army's field and combat rations. Soldiers consume gum at a rate 5 times that of the national average. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/chewing-gum-is-part-of-the-us-armys-field-and-combat-rations.-soldiers-consume-gum-at-a-rate-5-times-that-of-the-national-average https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/chewing-gum-is-part-of-the-us-armys-field-and-combat-rations.-soldiers-consume-gum-at-a-rate-5-times-that-of-the-national-average Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:54:28 -0400 Admin A man once sued Warner Bros, and won, after he was injured while fainting during a 1974 screening of 'The Exorcist'. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-man-once-sued-warner-bros-and-won-after-he-was-injured-while-fainting-during-a-1974-screening-of-the-exorcist https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-man-once-sued-warner-bros-and-won-after-he-was-injured-while-fainting-during-a-1974-screening-of-the-exorcist Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:53:02 -0400 Admin According to recent research, new friends become better friends over time if they have similar levels of social anxiety. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-recent-research-new-friends-become-better-friends-over-time-if-they-have-similar-levels-of-social-anxiety-192 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-recent-research-new-friends-become-better-friends-over-time-if-they-have-similar-levels-of-social-anxiety-192 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:51:42 -0400 Admin According to recent research, there is a correlation between a poorer sense of smell and psychopathic personality traits. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-recent-research-there-is-a-correlation-between-a-poorer-sense-of-smell-and-psychopathic-personality-traits https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-recent-research-there-is-a-correlation-between-a-poorer-sense-of-smell-and-psychopathic-personality-traits Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:48:04 -0400 Admin The first animals in space were fruit flies, launched in a V-2 rocket by the US in 1947. The fruit flies were recovered alive. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-animals-in-space-were-fruit-flies-launched-in-a-v-2-rocket-by-the-us-in-1947.-the-fruit-flies-were-recovered-alive https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-animals-in-space-were-fruit-flies-launched-in-a-v-2-rocket-by-the-us-in-1947.-the-fruit-flies-were-recovered-alive Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:42:48 -0400 Admin While children of identical twins are legally first cousins, genetically, they are actually half siblings. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/while-children-of-identical-twins-are-legally-first-cousins-genetically-they-are-actually-half-siblings https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/while-children-of-identical-twins-are-legally-first-cousins-genetically-they-are-actually-half-siblings Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:37:35 -0400 Admin Short female drivers that sit close to the steering wheel are the most likely to be killed by an air bag. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/short-female-drivers-that-sit-close-to-the-steering-wheel-are-the-most-likely-to-be-killed-by-an-air-bag https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/short-female-drivers-that-sit-close-to-the-steering-wheel-are-the-most-likely-to-be-killed-by-an-air-bag Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:34:12 -0400 Admin The human brain remember more negative memories than positive ones. This is due to the negativity bias the brain sets up as a defense mechanism. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-human-brain-remember-more-negative-memories-than-positive-ones.-this-is-due-to-the-negativity-bias-the-brain-sets-up-as-a-defense-mechanism https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-human-brain-remember-more-negative-memories-than-positive-ones.-this-is-due-to-the-negativity-bias-the-brain-sets-up-as-a-defense-mechanism Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:32:58 -0400 Admin There is a 51% chance that a flipped coin will land on the side that was facing up when it was flipped. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/there-is-a-51-chance-that-a-flipped-coin-will-land-on-the-side-that-was-facing-up-when-it-was-flipped https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/there-is-a-51-chance-that-a-flipped-coin-will-land-on-the-side-that-was-facing-up-when-it-was-flipped Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:29:29 -0400 Admin According to a study from the University of Iowa, playing brain-teasing game for just two hours a week may help slow the degree of mental decay. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-study-from-the-university-of-iowa-playing-brain-teasing-game-for-just-two-hours-a-week-may-help-slow-the-degree-of-mental-decay https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-a-study-from-the-university-of-iowa-playing-brain-teasing-game-for-just-two-hours-a-week-may-help-slow-the-degree-of-mental-decay Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:13:22 -0400 Admin By weight, human bones are stronger than steel. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/by-weight-human-bones-are-stronger-than-steel https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/by-weight-human-bones-are-stronger-than-steel Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin The hardest substance in the human body is Enamel. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-hardest-substance-in-the-human-body-is-enamel https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-hardest-substance-in-the-human-body-is-enamel Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Reindeer are one of the only mammals that can see UV light. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/reindeer-are-one-of-the-only-mammals-that-can-see-uv-light https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/reindeer-are-one-of-the-only-mammals-that-can-see-uv-light Wed, 12 Sep 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin A jellyfish is 95% water. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-jellyfish-is-95-water https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-jellyfish-is-95-water Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Giraffes can‘t swim https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/giraffes-cant-swim https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/giraffes-cant-swim Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Red blood cells are produced in bone marrow. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/red-blood-cells-are-produced-in-bone-marrow https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/red-blood-cells-are-produced-in-bone-marrow Tue, 14 Aug 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone which is located in the ear. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-smallest-bone-in-the-human-body-is-the-stapes-bone-which-is-located-in-the-ear https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-smallest-bone-in-the-human-body-is-the-stapes-bone-which-is-located-in-the-ear Thu, 09 Aug 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin At birth, a baby panda is smaller than a mouse. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/at-birth-a-baby-panda-is-smaller-than-a-mouse https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/at-birth-a-baby-panda-is-smaller-than-a-mouse Wed, 01 Aug 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin The Moon orbits the Earth every 27.32 days. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-moon-orbits-the-earth-every-2732-days https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-moon-orbits-the-earth-every-2732-days Wed, 18 Jul 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin A garfish has green bones. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-garfish-has-green-bones https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-garfish-has-green-bones Thu, 12 Jul 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin The Voyager engineers calculated over 10,000 launch windows so that encounters between the craft and the planets on its trajectory didn't happen during Thanksgiving or Christmas, allowing them to stay home for the holidays. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-voyager-engineers-calculated-over-10000-launch-windows-so-that-encounters-between-the-craft-and-the-planets-on-its-trajectory-didnt-happen-during-thanksgiving-or-christmas-allowing-them-to-stay-home-for-the-holidays https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-voyager-engineers-calculated-over-10000-launch-windows-so-that-encounters-between-the-craft-and-the-planets-on-its-trajectory-didnt-happen-during-thanksgiving-or-christmas-allowing-them-to-stay-home-for-the-holidays Mon, 02 Jul 2018 14:13:16 -0400 Admin Killing a Panda in China is punishable by death. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/killing-a-panda-in-china-is-punishable-by-death https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/killing-a-panda-in-china-is-punishable-by-death Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:58:34 -0400 Admin Your tongue is the fastest healing part of your body. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/your-tongue-is-the-fastest-healing-part-of-your-body-170 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/your-tongue-is-the-fastest-healing-part-of-your-body-170 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:31:47 -0400 Admin Neptune was the first planet to get its existence predicted by calculations before it was actually seen by a telescope. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/neptune-was-the-first-planet-to-get-its-existence-predicted-by-calculations-before-it-was-actually-seen-by-a-telescope https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/neptune-was-the-first-planet-to-get-its-existence-predicted-by-calculations-before-it-was-actually-seen-by-a-telescope Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:24:45 -0400 Admin In the 1960's McDonald's was prepared to abandon its logo of the golden arches of the letter M, but psychologist Louis Cheskin successfully urged the company to maintain this branding because of their "Freudian symbolism of a pair of nourishing breasts." https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-the-1960s-mcdonalds-was-prepared-to-abandon-its-logo-of-the-golden-arches-of-the-letter-m-but-psychologist-louis-cheskin-successfully-urged-the-company-to-maintain-this-branding-because-of-their-freudian-symbolism-of-a-pair-of-nourishing-breasts https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-the-1960s-mcdonalds-was-prepared-to-abandon-its-logo-of-the-golden-arches-of-the-letter-m-but-psychologist-louis-cheskin-successfully-urged-the-company-to-maintain-this-branding-because-of-their-freudian-symbolism-of-a-pair-of-nourishing-breasts Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:44:27 -0400 Admin That Earth has had 5 mass extinctions, and we are currently in the 6th. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/that-earth-has-had-5-mass-extinctions-and-we-are-currently-in-the-6th https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/that-earth-has-had-5-mass-extinctions-and-we-are-currently-in-the-6th Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:33:19 -0400 Admin Iowa has a law that prevents new roads from being constructed diagonally. They want every road to be in a cardinal direction. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/iowa-has-a-law-that-prevents-new-roads-from-being-constructed-diagonally.-they-want-every-road-to-be-in-a-cardinal-direction https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/iowa-has-a-law-that-prevents-new-roads-from-being-constructed-diagonally.-they-want-every-road-to-be-in-a-cardinal-direction Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:30:54 -0400 Admin Almost 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. Only about 0.85% is composed of another five elements: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/almost-99-of-the-mass-of-the-human-body-is-made-up-of-six-elements-oxygen-carbon-hydrogen-nitrogen-calcium-and-phosphorus.-only-about-0.85-is-composed-of-another-five-elements-potassium-sulfur-sodium-chlorine-and-magnesium https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/almost-99-of-the-mass-of-the-human-body-is-made-up-of-six-elements-oxygen-carbon-hydrogen-nitrogen-calcium-and-phosphorus.-only-about-0.85-is-composed-of-another-five-elements-potassium-sulfur-sodium-chlorine-and-magnesium Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:41:47 -0400 Admin Did you know that after petrol, coffee is the largest item bought and sold. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/did-you-know-that-after-petrol-coffee-is-the-largest-item-bought-and-sold https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/did-you-know-that-after-petrol-coffee-is-the-largest-item-bought-and-sold Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:21:00 -0400 Admin American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/american-airlines-saved-40000-in-1987-by-eliminating-one-olive-from-each-salad-served-in-first-class https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/american-airlines-saved-40000-in-1987-by-eliminating-one-olive-from-each-salad-served-in-first-class Thu, 14 Jun 2018 19:50:26 -0400 Admin Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/peanuts-are-one-of-the-ingredients-of-dynamite https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/peanuts-are-one-of-the-ingredients-of-dynamite Thu, 14 Jun 2018 19:38:59 -0400 Admin A human will eat on average 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders while sleeping. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-human-will-eat-on-average-70-assorted-insects-and-10-spiders-while-sleeping https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-human-will-eat-on-average-70-assorted-insects-and-10-spiders-while-sleeping Thu, 14 Jun 2018 19:34:10 -0400 Admin A single cloud can weigh more than 1 million pounds. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-single-cloud-can-weigh-more-than-1-million-pounds https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-single-cloud-can-weigh-more-than-1-million-pounds Thu, 14 Jun 2018 19:32:20 -0400 Admin The average person spends 6 months of their lifetime waiting on a red light to turn green. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-average-person-spends-6-months-of-their-lifetime-waiting-on-a-red-light-to-turn-green https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-average-person-spends-6-months-of-their-lifetime-waiting-on-a-red-light-to-turn-green Thu, 14 Jun 2018 19:30:52 -0400 Admin In 1999, the U.S. government paid the Zapruder family $16 million for the film of JFK's assassination. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1999-the-u.s.-government-paid-the-zapruder-family-16-million-for-the-film-of-jfks-assassination https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1999-the-u.s.-government-paid-the-zapruder-family-16-million-for-the-film-of-jfks-assassination Thu, 14 Jun 2018 19:17:28 -0400 Admin Just before the Nazis invaded Paris, H.A. and Margret Rey fled on bicycles. They were carrying the manuscript for Curious George. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/just-before-the-nazis-invaded-paris-h.a.-and-margret-rey-fled-on-bicycles.-they-were-carrying-the-manuscript-for-curious-george https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/just-before-the-nazis-invaded-paris-h.a.-and-margret-rey-fled-on-bicycles.-they-were-carrying-the-manuscript-for-curious-george Thu, 14 Jun 2018 19:15:52 -0400 Admin With the ability to pull 100,000 times their own body weight, the strongest creatures on Earth are actually a type of bacteria. Uh, Gonorrhea, to be exact. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/with-the-ability-to-pull-100000-times-their-own-body-weight-the-strongest-creatures-on-earth-are-actually-a-type-of-bacteria.-uh-gonorrhea-to-be-exact https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/with-the-ability-to-pull-100000-times-their-own-body-weight-the-strongest-creatures-on-earth-are-actually-a-type-of-bacteria.-uh-gonorrhea-to-be-exact Thu, 14 Jun 2018 08:02:16 -0400 Admin A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel can. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-giraffe-can-go-without-water-longer-than-a-camel-can https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-giraffe-can-go-without-water-longer-than-a-camel-can Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:37:12 -0400 Admin Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/every-time-you-sneeze-some-of-your-brain-cells-die https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/every-time-you-sneeze-some-of-your-brain-cells-die Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:32:48 -0400 Admin The eye of an ostrich is bigger than the brain. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-eye-of-an-ostrich-is-bigger-than-the-brain https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-eye-of-an-ostrich-is-bigger-than-the-brain Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:24:18 -0400 Admin Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza a day or about 350 slices per second. There are approximately 61,269 pizzerias in the United States. Each person in America eats about 46 pizza slices a year. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/americans-eat-approximately-100-acres-of-pizza-a-day-or-about-350-slices-per-second.-there-are-approximately-61269-pizzerias-in-the-united-states.-each-person-in-america-eats-about-46-pizza-slices-a-year https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/americans-eat-approximately-100-acres-of-pizza-a-day-or-about-350-slices-per-second.-there-are-approximately-61269-pizzerias-in-the-united-states.-each-person-in-america-eats-about-46-pizza-slices-a-year Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:23:04 -0400 Admin Intelligent people have more traces of copper and zinc in their hair. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/intelligent-people-have-more-traces-of-copper-and-zinc-in-their-hair https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/intelligent-people-have-more-traces-of-copper-and-zinc-in-their-hair Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:19:17 -0400 Admin An average raindrop falls at the speed of roughly 7 miles an hour. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/an-average-raindrop-falls-at-the-speed-of-roughly-7-miles-an-hour https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/an-average-raindrop-falls-at-the-speed-of-roughly-7-miles-an-hour Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:13:45 -0400 Admin A newborn kangaroo can fit in a teaspoon. After it’s born, it crawls into the mother’s pouch. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-newborn-kangaroo-can-fit-in-a-teaspoon.-after-its-born-it-crawls-into-the-mothers-pouch https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-newborn-kangaroo-can-fit-in-a-teaspoon.-after-its-born-it-crawls-into-the-mothers-pouch Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:12:20 -0400 Admin Travelling decreases risk of heart attack and depression and supports brain health. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/travelling-decreases-risk-of-heart-attack-and-depression-and-supports-brain-health https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/travelling-decreases-risk-of-heart-attack-and-depression-and-supports-brain-health Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:06:19 -0400 Admin The most successful university in the production of billionaires is the University of Pennsylvania – 25 billionaire alumni. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-most-successful-university-in-the-production-of-billionaires-is-the-university-of-pennsylvania-25-billionaire-alumni https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-most-successful-university-in-the-production-of-billionaires-is-the-university-of-pennsylvania-25-billionaire-alumni Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:04:45 -0400 Admin Every year, Americans create around 1/5 of the world’s trash. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/every-year-americans-create-around-15-of-the-worlds-trash https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/every-year-americans-create-around-15-of-the-worlds-trash Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:03:25 -0400 Admin In 1937, the Walt Disney Studios released its first fully animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and pioneered a new form of family entertainment. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1937-the-walt-disney-studios-released-its-first-fully-animated-feature-film-snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs-and-pioneered-a-new-form-of-family-entertainment https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1937-the-walt-disney-studios-released-its-first-fully-animated-feature-film-snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs-and-pioneered-a-new-form-of-family-entertainment Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:30:36 -0400 Admin On June 28, 2009, Stephen Hawking threw a party for time-travelers. He announced the party the day after it happened, and according to Hawking, no one came. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/on-june-28-2009-stephen-hawking-threw-a-party-for-time-travelers.-he-announced-the-party-the-day-after-it-happened-and-according-to-hawking-no-one-came https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/on-june-28-2009-stephen-hawking-threw-a-party-for-time-travelers.-he-announced-the-party-the-day-after-it-happened-and-according-to-hawking-no-one-came Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:21:02 -0400 Admin The oldest person on Earth was born closer to the signing of the United States Constitution than to today. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-oldest-person-on-earth-was-born-closer-to-the-signing-of-the-united-states-constitution-than-to-today https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-oldest-person-on-earth-was-born-closer-to-the-signing-of-the-united-states-constitution-than-to-today Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:43:21 -0400 Admin 10% of Europeans are naturally immune to the HIV virus due to a genetic mutation. Scientists believe this mutation was a result of all the plagues in the middle ages. So your ancestors survived the time of The Black Death and The Pox, and today you're immune to HIV. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/10-of-europeans-are-naturally-immune-to-the-hiv-virus-due-to-a-genetic-mutation.-scientists-believe-this-mutation-was-a-result-of-all-the-plagues-in-the-middle-ages.-so-your-ancestors-survived-the-time-of-the-black-death-and-the-pox-and-today-youre-immune-to-hiv https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/10-of-europeans-are-naturally-immune-to-the-hiv-virus-due-to-a-genetic-mutation.-scientists-believe-this-mutation-was-a-result-of-all-the-plagues-in-the-middle-ages.-so-your-ancestors-survived-the-time-of-the-black-death-and-the-pox-and-today-youre-immune-to-hiv Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:20:57 -0400 Admin If you didn't sleep well last night, you can convince yourself that you did just by believing you aren't tired. It’s called ‘placebo sleep,’ it improves cognitive function, and it makes you perform better than when you spend the day thinking about being tired. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/if-you-didnt-sleep-well-last-night-you-can-convince-yourself-that-you-did-just-by-believing-you-arent-tired.-its-called-placebo-sleep-it-improves-cognitive-function-and-it-makes-you-perform-better-than-when-you-spend-the-day-thinking-about-being-tired https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/if-you-didnt-sleep-well-last-night-you-can-convince-yourself-that-you-did-just-by-believing-you-arent-tired.-its-called-placebo-sleep-it-improves-cognitive-function-and-it-makes-you-perform-better-than-when-you-spend-the-day-thinking-about-being-tired Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:50:35 -0400 Admin When you can’t sleep on your first night in a new place, your brain is trying to protect you. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/when-you-cant-sleep-on-your-first-night-in-a-new-place-your-brain-is-trying-to-protect-you https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/when-you-cant-sleep-on-your-first-night-in-a-new-place-your-brain-is-trying-to-protect-you Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:45:50 -0400 Admin Vending machines kill 4 times as many people as sharks. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/vending-machines-kill-4-times-as-many-people-as-sharks https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/vending-machines-kill-4-times-as-many-people-as-sharks Sun, 10 Jun 2018 20:58:28 -0400 Admin There is a garbage swirl in the ocean the size of Texas. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/there-is-a-garbage-swirl-in-the-ocean-the-size-of-texas https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/there-is-a-garbage-swirl-in-the-ocean-the-size-of-texas Sun, 10 Jun 2018 20:56:43 -0400 Admin 11% of people are left handed. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/11-of-people-are-left-handed https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/11-of-people-are-left-handed Sun, 10 Jun 2018 20:51:11 -0400 Admin August has the highest percentage of births. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/august-has-the-highest-percentage-of-births https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/august-has-the-highest-percentage-of-births Sun, 10 Jun 2018 20:50:05 -0400 Admin Easter has a different date every year because it’s based on the moon phases. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/easter-has-a-different-date-every-year-because-its-based-on-the-moon-phases https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/easter-has-a-different-date-every-year-because-its-based-on-the-moon-phases Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:40:35 -0400 Admin The town of Nördlingen, Germany, was built inside an old crater from a meteor that once crashed into the countryside. Residents have incorporated parts of the meteor into their town, including the church - which is encrusted with meteorites and microscopic diamonds. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-town-of-nordlingen-germany-was-built-inside-an-old-crater-from-a-meteor-that-once-crashed-into-the-countryside.-residents-have-incorporated-parts-of-the-meteor-into-their-town-including-the-church-which-is-encrusted-with-meteorites-and-microscopic-diamonds https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-town-of-nordlingen-germany-was-built-inside-an-old-crater-from-a-meteor-that-once-crashed-into-the-countryside.-residents-have-incorporated-parts-of-the-meteor-into-their-town-including-the-church-which-is-encrusted-with-meteorites-and-microscopic-diamonds Sun, 10 Jun 2018 13:21:59 -0400 Admin Your lie will be more convincing if you have to pee when you tell it. Because of a phenomenon called the inhibitory spillover effect,’ the need to control your bladder also forces your brain to activate more self-control, which helps hide the tells you have when fibbing. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/your-lie-will-be-more-convincing-if-you-have-to-pee-when-you-tell-it.-because-of-a-phenomenon-called-the-inhibitory-spillover-effect-the-need-to-control-your-bladder-also-forces-your-brain-to-activate-more-self-control-which-helps-hide-the-tells-you-have-when-fibbing https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/your-lie-will-be-more-convincing-if-you-have-to-pee-when-you-tell-it.-because-of-a-phenomenon-called-the-inhibitory-spillover-effect-the-need-to-control-your-bladder-also-forces-your-brain-to-activate-more-self-control-which-helps-hide-the-tells-you-have-when-fibbing Sun, 10 Jun 2018 13:19:14 -0400 Admin Watching Spongebob Squarepants when you were a kid may have damaged your brainpower. A study found that watching just 9 minutes of Spongebob had an immediate influence on kids, attention, memory, and problem solving skills. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/watching-spongebob-squarepants-when-you-were-a-kid-may-have-damaged-your-brainpower.-a-study-found-that-watching-just-9-minutes-of-spongebob-had-an-immediate-influence-on-kids-attention-memory-and-problem-solving-skills https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/watching-spongebob-squarepants-when-you-were-a-kid-may-have-damaged-your-brainpower.-a-study-found-that-watching-just-9-minutes-of-spongebob-had-an-immediate-influence-on-kids-attention-memory-and-problem-solving-skills Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:46:09 -0400 Admin Curiosity is fueled by what you already know. Studies show you’re more likely to be curious of the things you know a little about than you are of something you either know nothing about, or think you know a lot about. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/curiosity-is-fueled-by-what-you-already-know.-studies-show-youre-more-likely-to-be-curious-of-the-things-you-know-a-little-about-than-you-are-of-something-you-either-know-nothing-about-or-think-you-know-a-lot-about https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/curiosity-is-fueled-by-what-you-already-know.-studies-show-youre-more-likely-to-be-curious-of-the-things-you-know-a-little-about-than-you-are-of-something-you-either-know-nothing-about-or-think-you-know-a-lot-about Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:43:19 -0400 Admin Clearing the area to the left of your driveway after it snows can help you avoid the ‘second shovel’. This gives the plows a space to push all the snow from the road that would normally end up blocking your way, and then you won’t have to shovel twice. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/clearing-the-area-to-the-left-of-your-driveway-after-it-snows-can-help-you-avoid-the-second-shovel.-this-gives-the-plows-a-space-to-push-all-the-snow-from-the-road-that-would-normally-end-up-blocking-your-way-and-then-you-wont-have-to-shovel-twice https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/clearing-the-area-to-the-left-of-your-driveway-after-it-snows-can-help-you-avoid-the-second-shovel.-this-gives-the-plows-a-space-to-push-all-the-snow-from-the-road-that-would-normally-end-up-blocking-your-way-and-then-you-wont-have-to-shovel-twice Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:36:46 -0400 Admin Consuming 70 cups of coffee, 13 consecutive shots of alcohol, 1.59 gallons of water, 85 chocolate bars, or 2 ground cherry pits is enough to kill you. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/consuming-70-cups-of-coffee-13-consecutive-shots-of-alcohol-1.59-gallons-of-water-85-chocolate-bars-or-2-ground-cherry-pits-is-enough-to-kill-you https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/consuming-70-cups-of-coffee-13-consecutive-shots-of-alcohol-1.59-gallons-of-water-85-chocolate-bars-or-2-ground-cherry-pits-is-enough-to-kill-you Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:32:58 -0400 Admin Neanderthals probably didn't speak in guttural grunts like we imagine. Studies of preserved Neanderthal throats and vocal organs suggest they likely had loud, high-pitched, nasally whines. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/neanderthals-probably-didnt-speak-in-guttural-grunts-like-we-imagine.-studies-of-preserved-neanderthal-throats-and-vocal-organs-suggest-they-likely-had-loud-high-pitched-nasally-whines https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/neanderthals-probably-didnt-speak-in-guttural-grunts-like-we-imagine.-studies-of-preserved-neanderthal-throats-and-vocal-organs-suggest-they-likely-had-loud-high-pitched-nasally-whines Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:23:21 -0400 Admin Having 2 to 3 alcoholic drinks per day can help reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/having-2-to-3-alcoholic-drinks-per-day-can-help-reduce-your-risk-of-developing-alzheimers-and-other-forms-of-dementia https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/having-2-to-3-alcoholic-drinks-per-day-can-help-reduce-your-risk-of-developing-alzheimers-and-other-forms-of-dementia Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:16:49 -0400 Admin Since 1922, over 30 cash rewards of up to $1,000,000 have been offered to anyone who can prove they have paranormal abilities. None has ever been claimed. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/since-1922-over-30-cash-rewards-of-up-to-1000000-have-been-offered-to-anyone-who-can-prove-they-have-paranormal-abilities.-none-has-ever-been-claimed https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/since-1922-over-30-cash-rewards-of-up-to-1000000-have-been-offered-to-anyone-who-can-prove-they-have-paranormal-abilities.-none-has-ever-been-claimed Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:03:43 -0400 Admin Bumblebees used to be called humblebees because of the humming noise they make when they fly. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/bumblebees-used-to-be-called-humblebees-because-of-the-humming-noise-they-make-when-they-fly https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/bumblebees-used-to-be-called-humblebees-because-of-the-humming-noise-they-make-when-they-fly Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:00:30 -0400 Admin 85% of plant life is found in the ocean. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/85-of-plant-life-is-found-in-the-ocean https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/85-of-plant-life-is-found-in-the-ocean Sun, 10 Jun 2018 10:46:29 -0400 Admin The longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-longest-recorded-flight-of-a-chicken-was-13-seconds https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-longest-recorded-flight-of-a-chicken-was-13-seconds Sun, 10 Jun 2018 10:39:06 -0400 Admin The opposite of a ‘vacuum‘ is a ‘plenum‘ https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-opposite-of-a-vacuum-is-a-plenum https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-opposite-of-a-vacuum-is-a-plenum Thu, 07 Jun 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Women are born with a more acute sense of smell than men. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/women-are-born-with-a-more-acute-sense-of-smell-than-men https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/women-are-born-with-a-more-acute-sense-of-smell-than-men Tue, 29 May 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin When you have a kidney transplant, you usually end up with 3 kidneys. Unless the faulty kidney is actively causing problems, doctors avoid complications by leaving it there, and the new kidney is placed in the lower abdomen. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/when-you-have-a-kidney-transplant-you-usually-end-up-with-3-kidneys.-unless-the-faulty-kidney-is-actively-causing-problems-doctors-avoid-complications-by-leaving-it-there-and-the-new-kidney-is-placed-in-the-lower-abdomen https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/when-you-have-a-kidney-transplant-you-usually-end-up-with-3-kidneys.-unless-the-faulty-kidney-is-actively-causing-problems-doctors-avoid-complications-by-leaving-it-there-and-the-new-kidney-is-placed-in-the-lower-abdomen Wed, 23 May 2018 15:21:28 -0400 Admin Being forgetful is not only normal, it makes you smarter. The main function of memory is to improve decision making, and forgetting irrelevant details helps you to be more intelligent and make informed decisions. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/being-forgetful-is-not-only-normal-it-makes-you-smarter.-the-main-function-of-memory-is-to-improve-decision-making-and-forgetting-irrelevant-details-helps-you-to-be-more-intelligent-and-make-informed-decisions https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/being-forgetful-is-not-only-normal-it-makes-you-smarter.-the-main-function-of-memory-is-to-improve-decision-making-and-forgetting-irrelevant-details-helps-you-to-be-more-intelligent-and-make-informed-decisions Wed, 23 May 2018 15:20:46 -0400 Admin If you want to be more productive, listen to a video game soundtrack while you work. 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