Facts & Quotes™💡

The keys to a happy life is having - Something meaningful to do - Someone to love (that includes yourself) - Something to look forward to #tips

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"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure." #quotes

In 2015, while observing howler monkeys, researchers at Cambridge University discovered a surprising trend amongst the males. The louder a male roared the smaller his genitals were. #animals

The Antarctic Treaty of 1961 stipulates that Antarctica should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes It prohibits mining, military activity, weapons testing, and encourages international scientific cooperation. #politics

The Eiffel Tower was originally supposed to be in Barcelona, Spain, but the project was rejected for being too 'expensive and strange'. #knowledge

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​​How Do Hydrogen-Powered Cars Work? Hydrogen is considered a fuel of the future. So how do hydrogen-powered cars work? Molecular hydrogen is a gas. As a chemical element, hydrogen is the most common element on Earth. And it contains a lot of chemical energy. The fuel cell is a device that takes chemical energy, in the form of hydrogen, and turns it into electricity that can power an electric motor, just like a battery. So, a hydrogen-powered car is powered with an electric motor. First, hydrogen stored in a tank (that is thick-walled and crash-tested, and usually under the rear seat) is mixed with air and pumped into the fuel cell. Inside the cell, a chemical reaction extracts electrons from the hydrogen. The leftover hydrogen protons move across the cell and combine with oxygen from the air to produce water. Meanwhile the electrons create electricity, which charges a small storage battery used to power an electric drivetrain (just like in an electric vehicle). This is why the vehicles are called Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV), as compared to the battery electric vehicles (BEV) which are seen increasingly on our roads already.

​​What Was The First Animal To Orbit The Earth? In the 1940s and 1950s, the Soviet Union and US space programmes sent numerous species of animals into space, including monkeys, mice and dogs. However, these were suborbital flights, which meant the spacecraft passed into outer space before falling back to Earth without making an orbit.   The first animal to make an orbital spaceflight around the Earth was the dog Laika, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 on 3 November 1957. Laika and two other dogs (Albina and Mushka) were placed in increasingly smaller cages over several weeks. With her calm temperament and grace under pressure, Laika was chosen. Vladimir Yazdovsky, the leader of the Soviet space mission, described Laika as “quiet and charming.” Laika’s spacecraft, Sputnik 2 was fitted with a variety of innovative devices to keep her alive. There was an oxygen generator which absorbed carbon dioxide, a heat-activated fan to regulate the temperature and the capsule was stocked with enough food to keep the dog alive for seven days. 

Close friends and family is the most important source of a person's happiness. #tips

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“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation. But your thoughts about it.” - Eckhart Tolle #quotes

The average person spends about three hours a day engaging in unnecessary activities. #knowledge

Spicy food causes the brain to release endorphins—one of the reasons people enjoy it so much. #science

Healing occurs in phases. Like the layers of an onion, as you heal, a layer is removed, and another one surfaces. You will never have to go digging for where the pain is. Let it arise, and then handle it accordingly. #tips

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​​What Were The Oscar Statuettes Made Of During World War II? Officially named the Academy Award of Merit, the statuette is better known by its nickname, Oscar. Throughout most of Academy Award history, the Oscar statuettes have been crafted of solid bronze and plated in 24-karat gold. Oscar statuettes are 13.5 inches tall and weigh eight-and-a-half pounds. That's a hefty little metal guy to be clutching when you're emotionally overwhelmed and being broadcast live around the world. But for three years during World War II, Academy Award winners bore a lighter load when they accepted their statuettes. However, due to a metal shortage during World War II, Oscars were made of painted plaster for three years. Following the war, the Academy invited recipients to redeem the plaster figures for gold-plated versions. The design of the statuette depicts a knight standing on a reel of film, holding a sword.

"Flammable" and "inflammable" mean the same thing. #knowledge

Spiders are the only web developers in the world that enjoys finding bugs. #thoughts

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