Small Talk - Micro Learning

Across a full human pregnancy, the extra energy cost to create a baby is estimated at around 50,000 calories - roughly 300 extra calories a day.

Learn more on your iPhone

Get the small talk app to receive words, facts, quotes and more each day

Previous facts of the day

The longest time between twins being born is 87 days. One twin was born prematurely, while the other stayed safely in the womb for three more months.

Crime levels in The Netherlands have fallen so low that some prisons are literally empty — the country has imported prisoners from abroad just to fill its jails.

Some skyscrapers have massive pendulums on their upper floors to reduce vibrations and swaying. The pendulum at the Taipei 101 is a tuned mass damper weighing about 660 metric tons.

The average weight for U.S. men (20+ years) is 199.8 lb (≈ 90.6 kg), while for women (20+ years) it’s about 170.8 lb (≈ 77.5 kg).

Harvard research shows that regular exercise boosts memory and reasoning skills by up to 10%.

Around 1 in 18 people have a third nipple, a condition called polythelia. It’s caused by inactive genetic mutations and is surprisingly common.

Content

General

Copyright