domenica 19 aprile 2015

Did you know that... ? - Part 2




Did you know that a newborn chinese water deer is so small that you can hold it in your hands, but when it grows up, it sprouts fangs and looks like a vampire deer?

Did you know that some fungi feed due to radiation and contain melanin. What does have the mushrooms with the melanin? The origin of this link emerged from a study conducted by a group of researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AEC): the ability to use ionizing radiation as a source of "food".

 

Have you ever thought about how many types of smells can recognize your sense of smell? This question is answered the researchers of the University of Pittsburgh and Bates, who after studying the play mode of the odors in the brain, have come to classify 10 categories,  that are:
1. Fragrant
2. Woody or resinous
3. Fruity (not citrus)
4. Sickening
5. Chemical
6. mint or peppermint
7. Sweet
8. Popcorn
9. Pungent
10. Lemon

Did you know that there are cities in Scotland and Japan that switched to blue street lights and had an immediate decrease in their crime and suicide rates?
Do you know that "Fuller" (the last name of our showrunner) means? It's the name of a job: fulling is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of cloth (particularly wool) to eliminate oils, dirt, and other impurities, and making it thicker.


Did you know that the Turkish word for “cannibal” is yamyam - It’s pronounced “yum-yum.”?

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