Mild autumn weather often means bigger spiders in our homes.
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A heatwave can make train tracks bend.
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You can tell the temperature by counting a cricket’s chirps.
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The vibrator was reportedly the 5th electric device approved for home use after the sewing machine, fan, teakettle, and toaster.
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A national U.S. survey found that 16.6% of men reported having used a vibrator during masturbation.
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Research has found that heightened sexual arousal achieved through masturbation can make almost anything and anyone seem more sexually appealing.
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By 1791 the toy we know as a yo yo had made it to England, where it was called a "bandalore" or a "quiz." The first mention of the toy in the U.S. came in 1866, when two men filed a patent application for "an improved bandalore."
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yo-yo demonstrators in the 1930s made up the rumor of it being a weapon, this was done as a marketing strategy.
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The name “yo-yo” means “come come” in Tagalog, a Philipino dialect.
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The Acropolis of Athens was a runner-up for the New Seven Wonders of the World.
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The Greek alphabet was the first to use vowels.
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40% of the total population of Greece is residing in the capital Athens.
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The word fart was coined in 1632, defined as “to send forth as wind from the anus.”
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Farts can reach speeds of 10 feet per second.
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You fart enough every day to fill a balloon.
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7UP used to have mood stabilizers in it.
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Mountain Dew was made to go with whiskey.
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Fanta was created because of Nazis.
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In general, what comes up when you're ill is just a mash up of what you last ate. But if your vomit is black, bright red, or looks like grape jelly, it could mean you're throwing up blood.
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In pregnant women, nausea and vomiting during the first trimester tends to mean you have a lower chance of miscarriage.