Geeky facts that will make you smarter.
About 98% of the thoughts you have each day are the same thoughts you had the previous day.
Astronomers think Neptune may have oceans that are made up of liquid diamonds.
A bullet shot out of a rifle can exit the barrel at speeds up to about 2796 miles/h (4500 km/h). That's more than three times the speed of sound.
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Your nose contributes to taste more than your tongue. Around 80% of taste is actually coming from your smell receptors. Hold your nose when you eat something and you'll see it's 'taste' will not be as strong.
The human sneeze can travel faster than 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). It is not recommended to hold back a sneeze, as the extreme pressure may cause ear damage.
It's a common belief that humans use only 10 percent of their brains. MRI imaging has shown that humans actually use most of their brain, even while sleeping.
Doctors estimate that we have 50,000 to 70,000 thoughts per day.
The hair on your head has a lifespan between 2 to 7 years. At the end of it's life, the hair strand will fall out and another will start growing in it's place.
Direct sunlight is essential for good health. Not receiving enough sunlight is a condition called mal-illumination, resulting in Vitamin D deficiency, and other health issues.
In space, astronauts eat tortillas instead of bread due to safety reasons. Bread crumbs could get loose and damage delicate equipment on the spacecraft.
On average, humans release 2 liters of gas per day by burping and farting.
The planet Saturn has 62 moons. One of it's moons named Titan is the only one in our solar system known to have an atmosphere.
The average ant has about 250,000 brain cells; a human has about 10 billion. It takes 40,000 ants to equal the brain of a human.
The human brain receives 400 million bits (47 Megabytes) of information every second. Of those, we are only consciously aware of 2000 bits (0.0002 megabytes).
Of all the thoughts you have throughout the day, 95% or more come from the subconscious mind.
The average snow flake falls at a speed of 3 to 4 miles per hour. It can take up to an hour to reach the ground.
