More people are afraid of spiders than they are of death. Arachnophobia is more often correlated with the erratic movements of spiders rather than their bite. Their ‘legginess’ is also a factor in why they seem so scary to those with this phobia.
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The only food that doesn’t spoil is honey. The water content of honey is a key factor in why it doesn’t spoil. At 17% water content, it dehydrates bacteria which makes it resistant to spoiling.
Identical twins do not have the same fingerprints. Contrary to popular belief, identical twins can’t have the same fingerprints because of development factors in the womb. The rate their fingers grew, their position in the womb, and the length of their umbilical cord all play a factor.
In your house, dead skin cells are the main factor in dust. According to research at Imperial College London, humans shed roughly 200 million skin cells per hour.
Facebook: It’s Become a Leading Factor in Divorce. Facebook has been the subject of myriad research studies, but few are as intriguing as one published in the Journal of Cyberpsychology, Behaviour and Social Networking that investigated relationship break-up rates. Findings, that “more frequent social media use and monitoring of one’s partner could lead to misunderstandings and feelings of jealousy,” in addition emotional and physical cheating can be traced to Facebook interactions. Additionally, another study undertaken by British attorneys using evidence culled from Facebook for divorce proceedings, concluded that Facebook can hurt people in committed relationships and even offer tips on how to avoid splitting up.
When remote work is a factor in causing a data breach, the average cost per breach is $173,074 higher. (IBM)