Did You Know?


                                                     

One minute of kissing can burn up to 26 calories.          

A wide, full beard with rounded bottom and integrated moustache is called Garibaldi.

Termites are found in all the states of America except Alaska.

There is a big difference between ‘time’ and ‘time perception’ – that is exactly why a ‘watched pot never boils.’

In Alexandria, Minnesota, it is illegal for a man to have sex with his wife if his breath smells of garlic, onions or sardines, and his wife can legally demand that her husband brushes his teeth before having sex with her.

Edward De Bono coined a word ‘valufacture’ to indicate the creation of value.

Logic does not change emotions but if perception changes, then emotions change.

You’ll get 10% to 15% more for your used car if the inside and outside are shiny and sparkling.

People are more likely to agree with a positive statement about themselves, even when it’s not true. Conversely, they’re less likely to agree with a negative statement, even if it’s accurate.

Married women rarely get appreciated for their looks by their husbands.

The powerful slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ was Bhagat Singh’s creation.

Cherry belongs to the rose family.

25% of all world cranes were once located in Dubai.

Prince Charles first dated Sarah, Princess Diana’s older sister.

Getting out of your comfort zone will make you feel good about yourself.

The collective noun for frogs is knot.

Nathuram Godse was only a pawn. Gandhi was killed by followers of wrong ideology.  

Before being a branch of physics, mechanics was at first a branch of mathematics.

Men want sex, women want attention.

-          NZ

22.8.2019

BN: 104




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