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The Vikings believed that warriors who went to Valhalla would be rewarded with an endless supply of beer dispensed from a goat's udders #funfact

The best time to have sex is at 7:30 a.m., according to a 2020 survey #sexfact

Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar had an estimated net worth of $4.6 trillion #funfact

The Sun takes about 250 million years to complete a single orbit around the Milky Way Galaxy It's only made about 18 complete orbits since it formed 4.6 billion years ago #space #sun

The megalodon's penis was about 20-feet long #funfact

During the Middle Ages, people typically slept in two phases They'd sleep for 4 hours, then awaken for one to three hours before falling asleep again for another four hours #history

The average home contains more than 100 different species of flies, spiders, ants, and other bugs #knowledge

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More than 150 million trees are planted in Finland every year They've prohibited forest destruction since 1886, and more than 75% of the country's surface area is covered #countries

​​Why We Put Salt on Everything We Eat? Salted food slowly became more common since it was always around and ready to eat, and eventually salted foods became so common that their taste was not just accepted, but expected. And why not? Salt makes food taste good. Whatever you’re eating (hopefully) was or came from something that was alive at some point in time. Living things, so long as they come from this Earth, are largely made of water, which dilutes the taste of anything that you eat. It’s been proposed that adding salt to food enhances other flavours by trying down water molecules. Basically, salt might stop water molecules from diluting all the other flavors in your food. So it’s the way that salt brings out other flavors that makes salty foods so satisfying, and it’s probably why your craving-fueled daydreams don’t have you downing salt straight from the shaker. Besides concentrating other flavours in food, salt also decreases the bitterness that you’ll naturally find in foods. We’re surrounded by salt every meal of the day, so it’s easy to dismiss it as mundane, but between building early civilizations and boosting the flavors of our food, it’s safe to say that the salt shaker has earned its place at your table.

​​What Happens When You Drink Too Much Water? When you drink too much water, you may experience water poisoning, intoxication, or a disruption of brain function. This happens when there's too much water in the cells (including brain cells), causing them to swell. When the cells in the brain swell they cause pressure in the brain. You may start experiencing things like confusion, drowsiness, and headaches. If this pressure increases it could cause conditions like hypertension (High Blood Pressure) and bradycardia (Low Heart Rate). Sodium is the electrolyte most affected by overhydration, leading to a condition called hyponatremia. Sodium is a crucial element that helps keep the balance of fluids in and out of cells. When its levels drop due to a high amount of water in the body, fluids get inside the cells. Then the cells swell, putting you at risk of having seizures, going into a coma, or even dying.

Denmark and New Zealand are jointly ranked as the least corrupt countries in the world #countries #rank

The LEGO company, ever since its creation in 1932, has been a family business Its current owner is Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, the founder's grandson #knowledge

If you were to die in space, your body would not decompose since there is no oxygen You would either freeze or be mummified if you were near a heat source #space

50 Cent once bought 200 front row seats to a Ja Rule concert just so he could leave them empty. #funfact #celebs

​​Jupiter has the largest planetary magnetosphere in the solar system. If it were visible, it would appear to be more than twice the size of the Sun when viewed from the Earth. #space #jupiter

A good cry can work wonders on releasing stale energy. #thoughts

TMESIS - separating two parts of a word by popping another word in between, as in abso–bloody–lutely. #funword #knowledge

​​Is it an elephant or is it a bull? This 12th century carving at the Airavatesvara Temple, Dharasuram in India maybe the world’s oldest known optical illusion. #funfact

The world record for the most pencils broken in one minute using your head is 103 #funfact