Random facts
August 1, 2024 đ
âBoneless chicken wingsâ may have a little bit of bone. According to an Ohio Supreme Court ruling, the term does not guarantee that there will be no bones.
Scientists found that applying a small dose of the naturally occurring sugar, called 2-deoxy-D-ribose (2dDR), stimulates hair to regrow. Itâs hoped the âpromisingâ new discovery could lead to a cure for male pattern baldness.
Data from the Energy Information Administration suggests that wind power is a bigger source of electricity than coal for the first time ever.
Non-alcoholic beer is surging as young adults and Ozempic users embrace sobriety.
E-bike injuries doubled every year between 2017 and 2022. Electric scooter injuries were up 45% in the same span.
The pro-business government in Greece has introduced a âgrowth-orientedâ six-day working week saying the measure is needed due to a shrinking population and a shortage of skilled workers.
Elvis Presleyâs blue suede shoes have sold for more than $150,000 at auction.
Sales for food and beverage products labelled as âhigh-proteinâ reached over $30 billion in 2023.
A new diagnostic blood test for Alzheimerâs disease was found to correctly identify the condition around 90% of the time. The breakthrough offers a potential tool to accurately diagnose the disease and at earlier stages of development.Â
The cheese-snack business is projected to reach $75.1 billion in global sales this year
Trader Joeâs Everything but the Bagel Seasoning mix has been on South Koreaâs list of restricted foods since 2022 because it contains poppy seeds. Poppy is considered a narcotic, according to the Korea Institute of Drug Safety & Risk Management.
A company is rolling out ammo vending machines in grocery stores across the U.S. đ
Adult fantasy novel sales rose 85% in the first half of 2024. Apparently adults want less real life and more âromantasy.â
From locusts to superworms to honey bees, Singapore has approved 16 species of insects for human consumption. Some local restaurants and retailers have already made plans to add insects to their offerings.
Russia is now a âhigh-incomeâ country because of its military spending. The upgrade from the World Bank puts it on the same standing as the U.S. and western Europe.
Kenneth Griffin, a hedge fund billionaire, purchased Apex, the âfinest stegosaurus specimen ever to appear at auction,â for $45 million with the intention of keeping the dinosaur inside the United States. âApex was born in America and is going to stay in America,â he said in a statement.
Scientists have discovered that the teeth of Komodo dragons are coated with a layer of iron that helps keep their serrated edges razor sharp.
The number and intensity of the most extreme wildfires on Earth have doubled over the past two decades.
Experts suggest putting your luggage in a hotel bathtub next time you travel. That way, you can avoid bed bugs.
Ozempic could be linked to a rare form of sudden blindness.
The U.S. berry market is worth about $9 billion annually, which is up more than 40% over the past five years. Strawberries are the most popular berry.
Denmark has the shortest commute time of any country in the world. On average, the Danish workforce travels just 17 minutes.
Wimbledon is the single biggest annual catering operation in Europe. Fifty tons of strawberries and over 102,000 scones were served at last yearâs global tennis tournament.
A Nepal government-funded team removed 11 tons (24,000 pounds) of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton from Everest during this yearâs climbing season.
The global population will continue to swell over the next several decades growing from 8.2 billion people in 2024 to a peak of nearly 10.3 billion people by 2084, and then it will begin declining.
Researchers now think that complex life may have started 1.5 billion years earlier than originally thought.
Scientists define wetness as a liquidâs ability to maintain contact with a solid surface, meaning that water itself is not wet, but can make other objects wet.
Googleâs environmental plans are being stifled by its own AI endeavors. The tech company is dealing with unsustainable energy demands and it is pushing its carbon footprint up.
An 1818 first edition of Mary Shelley's pioneering horror novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus, sold at auction for $843,750.
Incapable = not capable. Inflammable = flammable. Invaluable = very valuable. Go figure.
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