Yakhchāl
As early as 400 BCE, Persians engineered ancient refrigerators called Yakhchāl. They enjoyed ice in the heat of the desert.
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Women See More Color
Women see 20% more color than men due to a genetic mutation.
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Cows Moo With Regional Accents
Cows Moo With Regional Accents
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A Baby’s First Laugh
The Navajo have a tradition of celebrating a baby’s first laugh. After three months babies are closely watched for their first real giggle. The person who elicits the first laugh then throws them a party.
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Lemons As Antidotes
In ancient Rome, lemons were used as an antidote to all poisons.
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The First Computer Program
The first computer program was written in 1842…by a woman. Ada Lovelace, nicknamed “The Enchantress of Numbers” was also the daughter of the famous poet, Lord Byron.
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They Think We’re Cute
An elephant’s brain reacts the same way that a human’s brain reacts to puppies. They think we’re cute!
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Cantaloupe Is A Natural Anxiety Reliever
Cantaloupe is a natural anxiety reliever. It’s high in potassium which helps normalize your heartbeat and stimulate the body to take in more oxygen.
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TV And Sliced Bread
The television was invented only two years after the invention of sliced bread.
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Poisonous vs. Venomous
If you bite it and you die, it’s “poisonous”. If it bites you and you die, it’s “venomous”.
