General Knowledge

English monarchs used to confer knighthoods by punching the recipient in the neck. @general_knowledge #funfact

"Jams" are made from real fruit. "Jelly" is made from fruit juice. "Preserves" have chunks of fruit while "marmalades" have pulps and peels. @general_knowledge #food

On the first night sleeping in an unfamiliar location, one side of your brain remains alert the entire night in order to “watch out” for potential threats. در اولین شب خوابیدن در یک مکان ناآشنا، یک سمت مغز شما تمام شب را برای زیر نظر داشتن تهدیدات احتمالی به حالت هوشیار باقی می ماند. @general_knowledge #funfact

It can take two to three years for a pineapple to grow. رشد یک آناناس، ممکن است دو تا سه سال طول بکشد. @general_knowledge #funfact

A ‘captcha’ is an acronym for ‘Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart’. @general_knowledge #knowledge

There will be a full moon this Friday, which also happens to be a Friday the 13th. The next full moon to land on Friday the 13th won't happen until 2049. @general_knowledge #funfact

In WWI, due to a shortage of cotton, German Army uniforms were made of stinging nettles. @general_knowledge #funfact

Mathematicians have solved the final piece of a famous 65 year old maths puzzle with an answer for the most elusive number of all: 42. It’s (-80538738812075974)^3 + (80435758145817515)^3 + (12602123297335631)^3 = 42. Douglas Adams would be very pleased. @general_knowledge #knowledge

​​Nicki Minaj announced that she has decided to retire and start a family. @general_knowledge #celebs #music

Share of India's population with access to household toilet. 👌 @general_knowledge

Pop songs have been getting shorter, in part because online streaming services, like Spotify, pay artists for the number of times a song is listened to. The shorter the song, the more likely people are to listen to it often. @general_knowledge #music

The Chinese government controls the central heating of every house in Beijing. @general_knowledge #funfact

When we love someone, the part of the brain responsible for making judgments about a person shuts off. Our brains idealize the individual causing us to overlook many of the flaws that can easily be identified by others. @general_knowledge #love

YouTube was originally intended to be a dating site with the slogan “Tune In, Hook Up” - however its creators couldn’t find anyone willing to submit videos, even when they were offered cash. @general_knowledge #funfact

Christian atheism is a philosophy of Christianity, drawing its beliefs and practices from Jesus' teachings of love and tolerance while rejecting the idea of a supernatural God-like being. @general_knowledge #religion

Every nation in the world allows its residents to divorce under some conditions except the Philippines and the Vatican City. @general_knowledge #countries

You get what you focus on, so focus on what you want. شما به اون چيزى كه روش تمركز كنيد ميرسيد؛ پس روى چيزى كه ميخوايد تمركز كنيد. @general_knowledge

Police dogs can be trained to detect either explosives or narcotics, but never both. Since there's no way for the dog to communicate the difference between what it found to an officer. @general_knowledge #animals #dogs