Random Facts Not About You

The French word for dandelion refers to a bodily function.

Be careful about drinking any dandelion wine—the French word for dandelion, pissenlit, means "wet the bed." The name comes from the fact that dandelion leaves have diuretic properties

 

Explains why my Gran called them 'piss the beds', too. I always wondered about that.

Lake Hillier, can't remember if it's near or actually IN Australia, is a vibrant, bubble gum pink! The odd color is due to a certain algae.

 

Today is (UK) (Soccer) Transfer Deadline day

 

It's also National Hot Chocolate Day!

 

Oliver Cromwell
(English general and statesman who, first as a subordinate and later as Commander-in-Chief, led armies of the Parliament of England against King Charles I during the English Civil War,
Cromwell was one of the signatories of Charles I's death warrant in 1649,
Cromwell died from natural causes in 1658 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
As King, Charles II, and the Royalists' return to power in 1660. Cromwell's corpse was subsequently dug up, hung in chains, and beheaded.

 

Today is national shower with a friend day

 

Sunday (night) is the traditional (weekly) bath time

 

Today is Monday

 

The majority of your brain is fat.:

You can literally call someone a fathead, but it's still unkind: According to Psychology Today, 60 percent of human brain matter is made of fat.

 

Cats can only see certain colors.
Blues and greens, and yellows, according to experts.

 

Tommorow is not st patricks day!

 

Tomorrow is not my birthday.

 

Weeds can be healthy.
Though we usually just pull them up and toss them into the trash, some weeds have nutritious properties.
For example, dandelions are loaded with vitamins A, C, and K—not to mention calcium, iron, and potassium. So consider repurposing those weeds and making them into a salad.

 

Hot water freezes faster than cold water.

A number of explanations have been suggested for "the Mpemba effect," including one that posits warm containers conduct heat more efficiently, and another that suggests warm water evaporates faster.

 

Prehistoric beavers were apparently as large as modern bears.

 

Dolphins have names for one another.

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You've probably heard that dolphins are pretty clever, but this is especially impressive:
According to National Geographic, dolphins actually have names for one another, using a unique whistle to distinguish between different members within their pod.

 

England Women have (just) won the inargural Arnold Clark Soccer International Cup - 3-1 v Germany

 

Lead ore, Galena, from the Missouri Ozarks is separated by a flotation process.

 

Kyiv is the Capital of the Ukraine