Researchers have found that flossing your teeth can help your memory. Flossing prevents gum disease, which prevents stiff blood vessels, which cause memory issues.
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Those cute furry bits inside a cat’s ear are called “ear furnishings.” They ensure that dirt doesn’t go inside and also help them to hear well.
The 1831 London Bridge was sold in 1962 when it needed to be replaced. It was bought by Lake Havasu City, Arizona, to help tourism.
Snakes can help predict Earthquakes. They can sense a coming Earthquake from 75 miles away, up to five days before it happens.
Dinosaurs would swallow large rocks which stayed in their stomach to help churn and digest food.
Writing down your worries before taking an exam can help combat test anxiety, improve performance and boost your test scores.
Even though drugs are officially illegal in the Netherlands, it is legal to be under the influence of any drug to encourage people to seek medical help.
In Indonesian, there is a word, “Jayus,” which means “A joke told so poorly, and so unfunny that one cannot help but laugh.”
Sunflowers can help clean radioactive soil. Japan is using this to rehabilitate Fukushima. Almost 10,000 packets of sunflower seeds have been sold to the people of the city.
Gatorade was invented to help the Florida Gators Football Team stay hydrated.
Pure cocoa can help prevent tooth decay. Naturally occurring chemicals in cocoa beans fight harmful bacteria in the mouth.
Eating a banana can help to form a lining that prevents heartburn from getting worse.
Drinking water and staying hydrated will help the fluids in your sinuses from becoming sticky, which causes more snoring.
Chainsaws were first invented for childbirth. It was developed in Scotland in the late 18th Century to help aid and speed up the process of symphysiotomy (widening the pubic cartilage) and removal of disease-laden bone during childbirth. It wasn’t until the start of the 20th Century that we started using chainsaws for woodchopping.
There might be a cure for ‘evil’. Well, a cure for psychopathy, anyway. Psychologists argue that aspects of psychopathy can be ‘cured’ by cognitive behavioural therapy, which is said to reduce violent offences by those with the condition. Preliminary research suggests that computer-based cognitive training could help a psychopath experience empathy and regret, too.
Interesting facts aren’t just nice to have in your back pocket, but they can help foster a sense of connection with others, spark curiosity during a boring dinner conversation and even help you break past small talk on a first date. Get ready to show off your trivia prowess with one or more of the below fun facts across categories like food, travel, history, science, music and more. Be sure to bookmark this page for your next trivia night, and share it with your fellow fun fact obsessives. Dr Pepper was founded in Waco, Texas, by a pharmacist, in 1885, making it the oldest big soft drink brand in the country, per Southern Living.
Cats have fewer toes on their back paws. Like most four-legged mammals, cats have five toes on the front, but their back paws only have four toes. Scientists think the four-toed back paws might help them run faster.
Dunce caps used to be signs of intelligence. Thirteenth-century philosopher John Duns Scotus believed that a pointed cap would help spread knowledge from the tip to the brain, and his “Dunsmen” followers wore them as a badge of honour. In the 1500s, though, his ideas became less popular and the meaning of the Duns cap was turned on its head, becoming something of a joke.
Queen Elizabeth II’s cows sleep on waterbeds. They help ease the cattle’s pressure points.
PEZ candy was invented to help smokers quit. The Austrian PEZ creator named the candies after the German word for peppermint (Pffefferminz). When they were introduced in 1927, they were round mints sold in tins, so you probably wouldn’t see a former chain smoker with a Mickey Mouse dispenser.
Video games help surgeons perform better. According to a 2007 study, surgeons who play certain video games at least 3 hours a week performed 27% faster with 37% fewer errors during surgery.
Airport runway numbers indicate the direction on a compass. One of the fun facts to consider in your next travel: The numbers you see on an airport runway aren’t random coordinates for the aliens. They’re based on the compass and help pilots navigate precisely. A single runway number is 63 ft. tall by 20 ft. wide.
The plastic tips of shoelaces are called aglets. These tips can also be made of metal. Its purpose is to help make the lace easier to hold when running through the holes of the shoes.
Smelling green apples helps with weight loss. Research stated that the smell can help curb your hunger. The neutral sweet scent that comes from green apples and bananas is enough to temporarily forget about hunger.
The KKK was taken down with help from Superman. A 16-episode series titled’ The Adventures of Superman’ was aired on the radio during the 1940s. This series incorporated the findings that activist Stetson Kennedy had been able to get while undercover in the KKK.
Therapy is least effective at battling depression compared to playing video games. While addiction to video games may contribute to depression, research has found that it is not so when done in moderation. Some video games help with rage and emotional control which promotes positive results.
Red blood cells circulate in your body at an amazing speed. Within 20 seconds, one RBC would have already completed one lap around your circulatory system. These blood cells help deliver oxygen to all the organs and cells in the body.
There are 366 dimples on a regulation golf ball. The dimples help the ball travel farther.
Turnips are high in Fibre. They are also a good source of vitamin C, Potassium, and Calcium. Turnips also help lower the risk of intestinal problems like diverticulitis.
Apart from their fur, tigers also have striped skin. A tiger’s stripes are an advantage because it helps break up the outline of its body which makes it hard to spot. They also help camouflage a tiger in the grass while it stalks its prey.
The ice cream cone was invented during the 1904 St. Louis World Fair. The invention of this edible container was made when a Syrian named Ernest E. Hamwi used batter at his waffle booth to make cones. This was done to help out his neighbor who kept running out of serving bowls.
There is a species of frog that devours its prey through its eyes. This frog is known as the Northern Leopard Frog which uses its eyes to help it push food down its throat. It does so by retracting them into its head.
Your brain is active even if you are asleep. As an adult passes into deeper stages of sleep, brain waves begin to slow down and become bigger. As your sleep deepens, the brain activity moves into REM sleep. The muscles then relax and breathing is regulated to help the body recover from the long day.
25% of the oxygen we breathe is used by the brain. This oxygen is used to help blood cells circulate in the brain and allow it to function normally. The brain also uses three times as much oxygen as the muscles in the body do.
Moisture causes superglue to dry. Exposure to humid conditions allows the glue to form a thin skin within seconds of contact. Water can also help this type of glue dry faster.
Sleeping on your front can help with digestion. Sleeping in a “freefall” position has been linked to lessening heartburn.
Birds have hollow bones which help them fly. Birds are unique creatures with many interesting facts to feature. However, one of their more creepy features is their hollow bones. Deep inside, birds are pretty much paper mache. While humans have dense bones filled with marrow, most birds of flight have only air and struts in their bones.
PEZ candy was made to help smokers quit. The Austrian creator of PEZ named the candy after the German word for peppermint (Pffefferminz). They were first introduced in 1927 to curb smokers’ cravings.
Spider webs were used as bandages in ancient times. In ancient Greece and Rome, doctors used spider webs as bandages for their patients. Supposedly, spider webs have natural antiseptic and anti-fungal properties, which help with cleaning and preventing infection. It was also said that spider webs are rich in vitamin K, which helps clot blood and close wounds.
Sigmund Freud once believed that cocaine could help treat morphine addiction. Freud has long been outed as a fraud, but he had some interesting things to say about a lot of things. Namely, using cocaine to treat an addiction to morphine. Which – I know – is like trying to put out a fire with gasoline.
In Welsh folklore, corgis carried fairies. According to a Welsh legend, a pair of corgis tow the carts and carriages of fairies and help them ride into battle. Epic corgis = WTF facts.
Bees have 5 eyes. The 3 small eyes on a bee’s head detect light and help them escape from predators approaching from above. The 2 visible front eyes help them with navigation and recognising shapes.
Pepsi is named after indigestion. When Caleb Bradham created Pepsi in 1965, he named it after the word “dyspepsia,” or indigestion. Bradham believed that his fizzy drink would help cure indigestion, hence the name, Pepsi.
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. The little indents on golf balls aren’t just there to help you differentiate them from other sports balls. The dimples on a golf ball’s surface create a thin turbulent boundary layer of air that clings to the ball’s surface, which affects the overall trajectory of the ball.
The movie’s success led to the creation of bucket list apps. After the film’s release, several mobile applications were developed to help individuals create and track their bucket lists.
Banks have therapists known as “wealth psychologists” who help clients who are unable to mentally cope with their immense wealth.
Smelling apples or bananas can help you lose weight.
A lion’s roar can help establish and defend its territory, warning other lions to stay away.
Butterflies can taste with their feet, using something called chemoreceptors to help them identify plants. Females select the correct leaf on which to lay eggs by “drumming” it with their feet to release juices.
Reindeer eyeballs turn blue in winter to help them see at lower light levels. (They’re golden-coloured in summer.) No other mammals are known to have this ability.
If a honeybee keeps waggle-dancing in favour of an unpopular nesting site, other workers headbutt her to help the colony reach a consensus.
Dogs sweat through their foot pads to help keep them cool. They also keep cool by panting.
Ancient Egyptians put dead mice in their mouths to help toothaches.
Babies need help getting up to the surface for their first breath. Shortly after birth, they can swim on their own: usually within an hour.
Narwhals are still hunted today for their tusks, and in addition, face other environmental threats like pollution. You can help by adopting a narwhal (bonus: you get a plush narwhal as a keepsake!).
Young howlers are cared for by several females who carry, groom and protect them. Males will also help out.
Throughout the world, people are familiar with animals in police service, particularly dogs and horses. But, there are regions in China that rely on the loud and disruptive nature of geese to help police the streets. Their commotion has deterred many criminals in recent years.
WHALES ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO MAIN GROUPS. There are two types of whales: the baleen whales and the toothed whales. Baleen whales, including humpbacks and blue whales, have fibrous ‘baleen’ plates in their mouths instead of teeth, which help them filter out and consume huge quantities of zooplankton: small prey including krill, fish or crustaceans called copepods. Whereas toothed whales, such as orcas, beluga and sperm whales, have teeth which enable them to feed on larger prey such as fish and squid. All dolphin families, including porpoises, are also classified as whales, as they are more related to their toothed counterparts.
FORESTS ARE HOME TO OVER 80% OF THE WORLD’S LAND-BASED SPECIES OF ANIMALS, PLANTS AND INSECTS. These animals help to keep the forest healthy. For example, elephants distribute seeds from fruits they have eaten. When the seeds pass through their gut, they come out undigested in their dung, and germinate in the ground.
Axolotl conservation efforts are in full swing. All isn’t lost for the cute-as-a-button axolotl. Over in Mexico, campaign groups are spearheading several initiatives to help safeguard this unique creature from extinction. That includes plans to raise the water level of Lake Xochimilco and rid its waters of invasive species.
Developing a larger vocabulary may help protect you against depression. It allows you to precisely label–and confront–subtle emotions.
A wall of trees is being planted across Africa to help prevent desertification. The Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel is Africa’s leading attempt to help mitigate the effects of desertification. The initiative also aims to transform the lives of millions of people living along the edge of the Sahara Desert. Unsurprisingly, planting trees at the edge of a desert is difficult. Despite having planted more than 5.5 billion seedlings in Ethiopia alone, only four per cent of the project had been completed by the end of 2020.
Knitting acts as a natural antidepressant and can help ease anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. It can also protect the brain from ageing.
Google has worked with a goat-herding company to help reduce the company’s carbon emissions.
Banks and other corporate giants hire white hats or “good hackers” to help fix security issues and prevent system infiltration.
Monthly Amazon Web Visits Reach 2.9 billion. How many times have you signed into your Amazon account this month? Shopping on Amazon was already hot before the pandemic struck. Amazon’s monthly visitor totals averaged around 2.5 billion in September 2021 alone. That number rose to 2.8 billion in October and 2.9 billion in November. During these virtual visits, browsers spent around 7 minutes perusing more than 9 pages of products each before they finally made buying decisions. Amazon recommendations help drive sales, as do positive and negative reviews from shoppers. The addition of the membership program Amazon Prime to the consumer shopping experience has further boosted visitor numbers seeking membership perks.
Top Android Apps for 2021. Having recently crunched sales numbers and pulled statistics related to Android app usage, analysts at the Android Authority website say 2022 will be more dynamic. “There are a ton of amazing Android apps out there. However, there are a few that stand out above the rest.” Apps that help consumers function are listed below, but for games and fun, this website is your resource: https://play.Google.com/store/apps/top?hl=en&gl=US. 1Weather, Google Drive, Waze and Google Maps, Google Search/Assistant/Feed, Last Pass, Microsoft SwiftKey, Nova Launcher, Podcast Addict, Poweramp, Solid Explorer, Tasker and IFTTT, Textra, TickTick, YouTube; YouTube Music, Zedge.
Alexa is always listening to your conversations. This probably isn’t new to you. Siri has been doing it forever. Alexa stores your dialogue history in its cloud to help improve your Alexa experience. But you can review and delete these recordings, either in bulk or individually.
Computer Security Day is celebrated on November 30th. It was started in 1988 to help raise awareness of computer-related security issues. To celebrate Computer Security Day is easy and important – check your privacy settings on Facebook, and change your passwords to something stronger. You can also read the latest technology facts and make sure your data stored on your phone or in the cloud is secure.
Banks have therapists known as “wealth psychologists” who help ultra-rich clients who cannot mentally cope with their immense wealth.
The Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network was founded in 1984 to fight the spread of graffiti. The agency is backed by the city of Philadelphia and provides resources to businesses that need help eradicating vandalism of their property. They also have a Mural Arts Program which allows youth to express themselves by creating murals throughout the city. Similar agencies have popped up in cities around the U.S.
The length of a year on Earth can also get a bit complicated. The original Roman calendar was a bit of a mess, so much so that in 46 BCE Julius Caesar mandated a 445-day-long year to help bring the calendar back in sync with the seasons.
At the same time, Caesar asked the astronomer Sosigenes to help reform the calendar. Most years were set at 365 days, but to make up for the fact that the Earth’s revolution around the sun doesn’t take exactly 365 days, leap years were implemented. Every four years the month of February was given an extra day to make up for what is a sort of rounding error in the calendar.
Father of the telephone Alexander Graham Bell founded the company that would decades later help bring Unix to life, and by extension, Linux as well.
80% to 90% of all special effects seen in Hollywood movies post-2002 have been created with the help of Linux. Linux was used for Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and many other big franchises.
Linux Torvalds’ love for scuba diving led him to create an open-source platform designed to help divers in a wide variety of ways.
A supercomputer identified 77 chemicals that could prevent the coronavirus from spreading, which could help doctors mitigate infection and develop effective treatment plans.
With other collaborators, Microsoft hosted the 3rd online workshop on video analytics and intelligent edges in March 2022. The keynote speaker, InSEOk Hwang, explored how AI can help reduce the physical distance felt by using computer-mediated interaction services – think video calling.
Last year, Chinese scientists created AlphaDog – a robot dog that, beyond serving as a pet, could also help with delivery, bussing in restaurants, and aiding the visually impaired. A fun fact about technology here is that the AlphaDog will use 5G and operate autonomously.
Some experts believe that as much as 45% of business processes could be automated with the help of AI.
AI is also the future of dating apps. Researchers believe that it’ll help people find more compatible partners from the convenience of their smartphones.
AI can help reduce energy consumption. AI can be used to optimise energy consumption in buildings, leading to reduced energy costs and a smaller carbon footprint.
AI can help predict natural disasters. AI algorithms can analyse weather patterns and other data to predict natural disasters such as hurricanes and Earthquakes.