Really TRUE odd factoids

[classic33]

Approximately two pints of mucus is produced by your sinuses every day. Mucus contains white blood cells and enzymes responsible for fighting infections.

One of the grosser parts of nose anatomy, but it’s vital to your health.


It's actually impossible to break the bones in your own or anyone else's nose.
Chiefly because there are no bones in your nose. It's cartilage that is actually broken/damaged.

 

[Seevio]

It's actually impossible to break the bones in your own or anyone else's nose.
Chiefly because there are no bones in your nose. It's cartilage that is actually broken/damaged.

Errrm, where is the nasal bone then?

 

[classic33]

Errrm, where is the nasal bone then?

The Nasal bone is actually two seperate bones, not one.

 

[classic33]

You know those laundry detergents you hear advertised that have enzymes to remove stains? Some of those enzymes are the same as those found in your digestive system.

 

[classic33]

Your gut is a big deal. It’s a 9m-long organ with between 800 and 900 folds, and would cover an entire tennis court if laid out flat. It makes up roughly 70% of your immune system and contains 1.5kg to 2kg of bacteria – more than the weight of your brain.

 

[Chris S]

You know those laundry detergents you hear advertised that have enzymes to remove stains? Some of those enzymes are the same as those found in your digestive system.

And those probiotic bacteria in yoghurts have come from somebody else's digestive system

 

[classic33]

You will almost certainly die from radiation poisoning, if you are able to eat 10,000,000 bananas at once. You may also witness chronic symptoms if you eat 274 bananas a day for seven years.

 

[Dave7]

You will almost certainly die from radiation poisoning, if you are able to eat 10,000,000 bananas at once. You may also witness chronic symptoms if you eat 274 bananas a day for seven years.

What happens if I eat seven a day for 274 years ?

 

[classic33]

What happens if I eat seven a day for 274 years ?

You'll get old.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

During WWI British spies used semen as invisible ink. The technique was invented by Captain Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming

 

[Dave7]

During WWI British spies used semen as invisible ink. The technique was invented by Captain Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming

Doesn't work.....I tried it.

 

[classic33]

In Chinese acupuncture, there is a point on the head that you can press to control your appetite. It is located in the hollow just in front of the flap of the ear.

 

[classic33]

During WWI British spies used semen as invisible ink. The technique was invented by Captain Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming

The agents gave the project the motto of “Every man his own stylo.”

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The Scottish Crossbill is the only animal species uniquely endemic to Britain.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The rhythm of the Mission Impossible theme is based on the Morse code for the letters MI. Dash dash, dot dot. Long long, short short.