Strange Facts

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Fact: seasonal allergies are NOT fun :(

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-In the southern hemisphere, water always swirl anti-clockwise down into a pipe.

**when i went to south africa, this is the first thing i check after checking in my hotel :) lo N behold! it WASN'T true! :D

just kidding! it was TRUE!!!**** :)**

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^ haha, you almost had me, I was like OMG no they’ve been lying to us :eek:

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had me there too :stuck_out_tongue:

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When you sleep, you grow by about 8mm (0.3in). The next day you shrink back to your former height. The reason is that your cartilage discs are squeezed like sponges by the force of gravity when you stand or sit.

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The average person tells 4 lies a day or 1460 a year; a total of 87,600 by the age of 60. And the most common lie is: I'm fine.

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This is so true =(

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Did you know rain contains vitamin B12?

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:eek: since when?

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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

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is that intelligent people or metal workers??

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Intelligent people!! Smart people may benefit from slight genetic advantages that enable them to better metabolise zinc and copper from their diets. Hence more is absorbed from food, more into the blood stream and brain, eventually more into hair!!

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Some may have no hair :snooty:

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:hehe: some may have way too much hair :snooty:

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Ouch. :hehe:

Btw then they would have Zinc and Copper on their tind. =D