Tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplants all naturally contain nicotine.
Tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplants all naturally contain nicotine.
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In Major League Baseball, pitches are so fast that the eye can’t track the ball. However, the brain relies on specialized cells to calculate its trajectory, allowing the batter to make contact.
In Major League Baseball, pitches are so fast that the eye can’t track the ball. However, the brain relies on
Peeing appears to be contagious among chimpanzees, hinting at deep evolutionary roots for the social behaviour observed in humans urinating together.
Peeing appears to be contagious among chimpanzees, hinting at deep evolutionary roots for the social behaviour observed in humans urinating
Robbie Williams’ 2006 album Rudebox underperformed so badly that one million unsold copies were sold to a Chinese company to be recycled into road paving material.
Robbie Williams’ 2006 album Rudebox underperformed so badly that one million unsold copies were sold to a Chinese company to
In the US, there is a 1 in 93 chance of dying in a motor vehicle crash during your lifetime. Not wearing a seatbelt is attributed to 50% of these fatalities.
In the US, there is a 1 in 93 chance of dying in a motor vehicle crash during your lifetime.
South Korea’s birth rate is so low that the government is offering couples up to 51 million won (approximately $38,600) in incentives to date, marry, and start a family.
South Korea’s birth rate is so low that the government is offering couples up to 51 million won (approximately $38,600)
People tend to overindulge when given a free pass, a behaviour known as the SnackWell Effect, named after low-fat cookies people often overeat. Similarly, low-energy light bulbs are often left on longer.
People tend to overindulge when given a free pass, a behaviour known as the SnackWell Effect, named after low-fat cookies
There are more ethnic Norwegians living in the USA than in Norway.
There are more ethnic Norwegians living in the USA than in Norway.
Egg yolk colour preferences vary regionally. For example, Germans generally prefer darker yolks than UK consumers. Large-scale producers adjust yolk colour through feed to suit each market.
Egg yolk colour preferences vary regionally. For example, Germans generally prefer darker yolks than UK consumers. Large-scale producers adjust yolk
Purple has long been linked to royalty because, in Ancient Rome, it was made by fermenting snail secretions, requiring 12,000 snails for 1 gram of dye. Its rarity led Caesars to claim it exclusively.
Purple has long been linked to royalty because, in Ancient Rome, it was made by fermenting snail secretions, requiring 12,000