Tuesday, July 12, 2022

10 Interesting Science Facts

Love science? Check out these facts for more interesting knowledge. Maybe they will be useful somehow.

An asteroid once destroyed a massive forest in Siberia without ever hitting the ground.

350 million years ago there were probably around 385 days in a year, meaning each day lasted less than 23 hours.

The Mediterranean Sea dried up almost completely roughly 5.5 million years ago.

There is a lake in Venezuela that experiences almost constant lightning.

Many oranges have to be “degreed” to get their distinctive orange color.

Male koalas have two penises and female koalas have three vaginas.

Firenado is a thing that happens.

There was a time when dragonflies the size of seagulls terrorized the Earth.

An entirely new system in the human body was discovered thanks to weed. It’s called the endocannabinoid system, and it’s in your brain.

A hippopotamus may seem huge but it can still run faster than a man.

10 Facts About The Moon

The Moon is Earth's nearest cosmic neighbor, but it is more than just a big pretty light in the sky. Here are 10 cool, and sometimes surprising, facts about Earth's nearest neighbor: the Moon.

Not all full Moons are the same size. Their size varies depending on whether the Moon is at its apogee (far away) or perigee (nearby).

The Moon is not round - it is shaped like an egg.

The Moon’s core is 2-4% of its mass, whereas Earth’s core is about 30% of its mass.

When the Moon formed 4.6 billion years ago, it was 14,000 miles from Earth. Now it’s more than 280,000 miles away.

Because the surface of the Moon has no wind or water, an astronaut’s footprint could last for millions of years.

Because there is no atmosphere on the Moon, there is no twilight before nightfall.

Only 12 people have been on the Moon.

Earth rotates 1000 miles per hour. The Moon rotates much slower at 10 miles per hour.

A compass would not work on the moon because it has no global magnetic field.

Although a full moon seems bright, it is actually reflecting just 7% of the sun’s rays.

10 Facts about Advertising

Advertising has been around for a LONG time -some say as far back as 3000 BC. It's come a long way, and it's a crucial part of a successful business. Here are some facts about advertising.

To advertise the effectiveness of an erectile dysfunction drug, an Australian ad showed a wife using her husband’s erection as a step stool to reach something out of a high cupboard.

A York University study revealed that U.S. pharmaceutical companies spend twice as much on advertising as they do on research

The famous Marlboro Man ads began in 1955. Three men who appeared in the advertisements later died of lung cancer, earning the brand the nickname “Cowboy Killer."

TV commercials during Super Bowl XLV in 2011 are estimated to have cost $3 million for a 30-second spot.

More than $500 billion a year is spent on advertising worldwide

Many researchers argue that advertising is the most powerful art form on Earth.

The American Psychological Association reports that children under eight years old are not able to critically understand advertisements and that they regard them as truthful, accurate, and unbiased.

The average child in America watches over 40,000 television commercials in a year, or over 100 a day.

In 2000, U.S. Internet advertising revenue was $8.1 billion. In 2013, that figure jumped to $42 billion.

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Because the Mars candy company found the character ET in the movie ET: The Extra-Terrestrial so ugly, they refused to allow M&M’s to act as a lure for the creature. Instead, Reese’s Pieces were used. Sales for Reese’s Pieces went up 65% once the film was released

10 Random Amazing Facts

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Crazy amazing facts blow your mind and will definitely make your day.

90% of everything written in English uses just 1,000 words.

Spiders are extremely carnivorous. 10,000 spider seals in a room will eventually result in one enormously fat spider.

You're more likely to come across a teacher or lecturer than somebody from any other profession on online dating sites.

You could listen to a radio on the Moon, but it's impossible aboard a submarine.

Angola has the world's best record at soccer penalty shootouts. They have never lost one.

Saudi women have won the right to vote, but not the right to drive to the polling station.

At the 1900 Paris Olympics, winners were awarded paintings instead of medals.

In 1976, one person in the US was killed by an outbreak of swine flu, but the vaccine introduced to combat it killed 25.

World War I officially ended on October, 3, 2010 when Germany pays off the last chunk of reparations imposed on it by the Allies.

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Winston Churchill is the only politician to have won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

10 Facts about Affairs

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10 Facts About Affairs

Can you spot a husband prone to infidelity? If he's unhappy with his wife, he'll cheat, right? Not necessarily. Here are some facts about adultery.

A 2011 study found that in half of the patients admitted to the hospital for fractured penises, they occurred during an affair.

More than 60% of affairs start at work.

Women tend to cheat for emotional satisfaction. Men cheat more from sexual motivation.

Infidelity is not the leading cause of divorce. While an affair can destroy a marriage, the main reason for divorce is money.

Over 50% of marriages survive infidelity.

In one study, 56% of men who cheated said they were in very happy marriages; only 34% of women said the same.

Many people are attracted to a partner's friend.

Business trips are the most common setting for infidelity.

Boredom was the reason 71% of men in a national study cheated and 49% of women cheated.

Adultery is illegal in 23 states, though it is rarely ever enforced. The punishment ranges from a $10 fine to life imprisonment.

Tuesday, July 12, 2022