When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red???
When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red?
The temperature in the middle of the sun is about 15 million C.
More than half the American men surveyed in a recent poll admit to having sex with women they disliked. It didn't say how many were referring to their wives ;o)
A 150 pound person would weigh only 26 pounds on the moon.
When reading horizontally from Shakespeare's original published copy of Hamlet, the furthest left hand side reads 'I am a homosexual' in the last 14 lines of the book. Was this a message, or just a coincidence?
In 1899, French president Felix Faure died of a stroke while in his office. That's the official story, but it is popularly believed that he died in the arms of his 30-yearod mistress Marguerite Steiheil, while recieving oral sex. Au revoir!
Before writing The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, author J.R.R. Tolkien worked for the Oxford English Dictionary with a focus on the etymology of Germanic words beginning with W.
The fastest computer on the planet, Blue Gene/L, can perform 91,500,000,000,000 operations a second.
The arctic tern flies from the North Pole to the South Pole and back again every year.
Ascorbic acid is the chemical name for Vitamin C.
Many instances of toilet-related deaths are attributed to the drop in blood pressure due to the parasympathetic nervous system during bowel movements. This effect may be magnified by existing circulatory issues
2009: Vladimir Likhonos, a Ukrainian student, died after accidentally dipping a piece of homemade chewing gum into explosives he was using on another project. He mistook the jar of explosive for citric acid, which was also on his desk. The gum exploded, blowing off his jaw and most of the lower part of his face.
An average person’s yearly fast food intake will contain 12 pubic hairs. - Fast food products are more likely to have human hairs and you will never know about it. Think about all the reported cases of customers finding strands of hair in their fries. What about all the hairs that possibly ended up in your stomach that you never even noticed! Now that’s scary.
Most fast food chains dip their French fries in sugar to give them that deliciously golden brown hue after frying . - What many of us don’t realize is that some fast food fries aren’t just fatty and starchy. They are also sugary as well. While they don’t taste very sweet, the sugars are added for other incentives. It also helps to develop that nice outer crispiness that can be complicated to imitate when frying at home.
The Strawberry flavor Contains 50 Different Chemicals. - In order to copy the flavor of a strawberry, fast food corporations include 50 distinct chemicals like ethyl acetate, phenythyl alcohol, rose, and solvent. So, the next time you get a craving for a strawberry milkshake, take a minute to remember the ingredients.
Grilled chicken sandwiches and salads on fast food menus, might contain beef. - For example chicken McNuggets contain several beef additives disguised generally with secret names like “extract” or “essence”. Current offenders include Wendy’s Grilled Chicken Sandwich and KFC’s Grilled Chicken Sandwich.
Hamburgers are made in huge factories. - One ordinary hamburger can encompass pieces of beef from a variety of cattle from many different areas. This multiplies the risk of contamination being that just one unhealthy cow in the group can have a major effect on making hundreds of people ill in distant regions of the country.
Propylene Glycerol used for antifreeze keeps your salad crispy . - This chemical, also comes with alerts like skin and eye irritation if exposed to the human body. It is generally used in products like Sierra Anti Freeze and even worse Astroglide Sexual Lubricant .
You would have to walk for seven hours straight to burn off a Super Sized Coke, fry and Big Mac . - Unless you plan to get right on the treadmill after your lunch, it’s probably best not to go for those extra humungous fries and drink with your bacon double cheeseburger.
The highest price coffee in the world comes from civet droppings. - Kopi Luwak are coffee beans that come from Civet poop. The animals indulge on only the most exquisitely ripe berries, and excrete the partly eaten beans, which are then cultivated to be sold. Kopi Luwak sells anywhere from $120 and $600 per pound. It is primarily sold in the U.S. and Japan.
About one-third of bottled water contained synthetic organic chemicals, bacteria, and arsenic. - In a study of over 900 bottles and 100 store brands that were tested by the National Resources Defense Council. On another note, there are also more than 115,000 human-made chemicals that are finding their way into the public water supply system.
Pink-grapefruit juice drinks may contain bugs. - You won’t find it listed in the contents, but it is definitely there. The insects are in the shape of an ordinary food coloring named cochineal extract, carmine, or carmines acid. The reddish color is derived from the insect known as Dactylopius Coccus Costa, whose diet is of red cactus berries. The bugs are dried up and then ground into a fine powder that is used in a lot of processed foods with a pink, red or purple tint.
Worcestershire sauce is made from dissolved fish. - The world renown English sauce is made with liquefied anchovies. The anchovies are soaked in vinegar until they are totally melted down. This includes the bones and all!
The phosphoric acid found in cola is so acidic that it can dissolve a nail in 4 days. - The pH of soda is equivalent to the pH level of vinegar .That’s what makes this the most acidic beverage that is sold. Next time you see a truck toting concentrated Coca-Cola, look for the highly corrosive materials sign.
Water is reusable. - So basically, an allotment of the water you’ve been drinking has already been drunk by someone else. Maybe even more than once.
Jelly Beans keep their shine with Shellac. - Shellac is regularly associated as being a type of wood finishing material. It’s common uses include furniture, guitars and even AK-47’s that special shine. Shellac is derived from the excretions of the Kerria lacca insect which is native to the Thailand forests.
The FDA allows bugs and rodent hair in peanut butter. - The FDA allows an average of 30 or more insect fragments and one or more rodent hairs per 100 grams of peanut butter. To find out more about other foods, here is the link to the FDA Defect Levels Handbook , which provides this scary information.
Sugar derived from pure sugar cane goes through a purification process using bone char. Bone char is manufactured by using bones from cows that have died of natural causes. These bones are mostly from the countries of I Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan. After being bleached by laying in the hot sun, they are then sold to exporters who in return sell them to the gelatin and sugar companies.
Natural vanilla can be moderately addictive - Reason being? It causes the body to increase the levels of catecholamine’s known to us as epinephrine, and even more commonly, adrenaline. These claims have not been documented precisely by a group of scientist, but there are several articles out there on the web.
Many mass produced ice creams have seaweed in them. - This does not mean a chunk of seaweed from the ocean is in your ice cream. What you will see on the label is the name carrageenan .It’s a seaweed extract not added for flavor, but as a stabilizer to keep the ice cream crystal free.
Peanuts can be used for a component to make Dynamite. - Peanut oil can be produced to create glycerol, which is then processed into nitroglycerin, one of the items that make up dynamite. This is not usually the norm however; there are several other ways to generate dynamite with the use of peanuts being involved.
About 4 years ago, the FDA allowed the use of bacteriophages to fight microbes that are found on lunch meat, sausages, and hot dogs. - If you are wondering what a bacteriophage is, the general term would be virus. What this really means is that that the processed turkey you eat for lunch contains a number of virus’s that are being used to fight off one microbe that can be dangerous for consumption.
Over 90% of the salmon that is sold to us in stores is farm-raised and can contain as many as 16 more contaminants than wild salmon. - Did you realize even realize that salmon are gray and not supposed to be pink? Since farm raised do not consume their natural foods, they are given coloring agents that give them the salmony pink color.
The waste produced by one chicken in its lifetime can supply enough electricity to run a 100 watt bulb for five hours. - Is there really any more to say? That’s just icky and gross.
The fungus called truffles can cost $800 to $1,500 per pound. - They are snorted out by female pigs, who recognize the chemicals smell from being produced by the saliva of the male pig. This exact chemical is also originated from the perspiration of human males.
The largest item on any menu in the world is the roast camel. The camel is stuffed with a sheep’s carcass, which is then stuffed with chickens, which are then stuffed with fish, which are finally stuffed with eggs. This is a rare delicacy and is mostly served at Bedouin wedding feasts.
The toxic puffer fish delicacy called Fugu kills about 300 people per year. -In spite of the meticulous measurements of expert chefs, this total remains. The emperor of Japan can only eat Fugu when it is going to be his last meal. And for those experts chefs, they must also eat their own Fugu once It is cooked.
In ancient China and certain parts of India, the meat from a mouse was considered a great delicacy. - Furthermore, in ancient Greece, the mouse was help sacred to Apollo. Mice were often relished by the temple priests.
Casu Marzu is a cheese made from sheep’s milk that has cheese flies purposely added. - This cheese is a delicacy in Sardinia . And it is also illegal. This dish requires protective eyewear being that the larvae are able to jump into the air about 6 inches. The taste is potent enough to burn your tongue and when undigested larva can live long enough to infest in the intestine walls, causing vomiting and severe diarrhea…yummy.
Cheese Products Contain Less than 51 percent Cheese. - This is truly one of the more interesting facts we’ve come across. Any cheese whose package states it is processed or pasteurized is most likely made from less than 51 percent of cheese The other 49 percent would be a concoction of flavorings and concocted with additives and flavorings to give your taste buds the illusion of cheese.
When Swiss cheese ferments, the bacterial chemistry creates a gas. - When the gas is released, it creates bubbles that eat their way through. This is how the holes are made in your Swiss cheese.
Some yogurts contain beef or pork gelatin. - The gelatin used in most leading brands of yogurt is derived from beef and/or pork. Many products containing Glycerin or its pseudonym, Stearic Acid have animal by-products. Stearic acid comes from beef tallow and Glycerin comes in synthetic or natural form, but usually has beef tallow as an added ingredient also.
Did you know... About one-third of bottled water contained synthetic organic chemicals, bacteria, and arsenic. - In a study of over 900 bottles and 100 store brands that were tested by the National Resources Defense Council. On another note, there are also more than 115,000 human-made chemicals that are finding their way into the public water supply system?
The Fact: Refried beans are only fried once The reason for this misconception is a translation error. The originals are frijoles refritos which actually means “well fried beans” – not re-fried.
The Fact: The largest food item on a menu is roast camel- The camel is stuffed with a sheep’s carcass, which is stuffed with chickens, which are stuffed with fish, which are stuffed with eggs. This feast is sometimes featured in Bedouin weddings.
Did you know... Coconut water can be used (in emergencies) as a substitute for blood (plasma)?
Did you know... A number of the English words which describe parts of the hand are ancient, with origins buried in the roots of language itself, suggesting a basic relationship between the development of the hand and the development of language?
Did you know... The most common disabling work injuries in the United States involve the upper extremities, accounting for over one fourth of all disabling work injuries. One out of six disabling work injuries involve the fingers, most often due to the finger striking or being struck against a hard surface?
Did you know... Charles Richter, the American scientist who developed the Richter scale, was an avid nudist. Rumors persist that his wife was so distressed by his penchant for hanging out naked that she divorced him because of it?
Did you know ...The U.S. Census reports that over the average Fourth of July holiday, Americans consume 150 million hot dogs.?
Did you know... Chimpanzees are excellent tool makers and have been documented to make very primitive spears to kill bushbabies hiding in the trees during the night?
Did you know... While the crew of Apollo 13 didn’t get to make their scheduled Moon landing, they did set a record that still stands: they’re the humans who traveled the furthest distance from the Earth (nearly 250,000 miles).
Did you know... ‘Jay’ used to be slang for ‘foolish person.’ So when a pedestrian ignored street signs, he was referred to as a ‘jaywalker.’? cool, huh?
Did you know... William Arden, a relative of Shakespeare's mother Mary Arden, was arrested for plotting against Queen Elizabeth I, imprisoned in the Tower of London and executed!
Did you know... On a plane, if the passenger in your seat on the incoming flight had serious gas, then you are sitting on a cushion full of disease-causing microbes.
Did you know... if you urinate when swimming in a South American river, you may encounter the candiru. Drawn to warmth, this tiny fish is known to follow a stream of urine to its source, swim inside the body, and flare it's barbed fins. It will remain firmly embedded in the flesh until surgically removed.
Did you know... if you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die?
Seen in a maths paper: "A freedom fighter fires a bullet into an enemy group of 12 soldiers and 3 civilians. Assuming one person is hit by the bullet, find the probability that the person hit is (a) a soldier, or (b) a civilian."
Did you know... Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over 1 million descendents?
Did you know?...To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles?
Did you know... Harmless coral snakes mimic the bright colours of other coral snakes that are extremely poisonous to trick their enemies into leaving them alone?
Did you know that according to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction?
Did you know... 6% of men propose on the telephone?
Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
Did you know... A cat’s urine glows under a black light?
Did You Know … Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour?
Did you know that roughly 70% of British dogs get presents from their owners during Christmas?
