"A second is called a second because it is the 2nd division of the hour by 60 (pars minuta secunda), the 1st division being a minute (pars minuta prima)."
"Lobsters pee out of their faces. From right under their eyes."
"It is more likely for anyone to have a stroke on monday rather any other day, because of the stress that comes with the beginning of a new week."
"Ancient Europeans believed that if they ground up the bones of their greatest warriors or sacred animals and mixed them in with the iron when forging a sword, the sword would contain their spirits, making it stronger.
Little did they know that by adding in the ground up bones they were introducing carbon to the mix and creating carbon steel, which is much stronger than simple iron. So they were making their swords stronger by adding the sacred bones, just not in the way they thought they were."
"All of the sweaters Mr. Rogers wore on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” were knit for him by his mother."
"Instant coffee was first made for ww2 rations."
"Your brain prefers to default your mood back to one that you’ve made comfortable for yourself. So you can literally train yourself to default back to being sad, or being happy, or being anxious etc."
"Netflix was founded before Google."
"Platypuses glow when they’re exposed to UV lights."
"The German word “Angstschweiss” (anxiety sweat) has 8 consonants in a row. Most in that language."
"Sloths are much faster swimmers than they are walkers/climbers."
"Psycho was the first movie to show a flushing toilet."
"One World Trade Center is 1776 feet tall – a reference to the date of the Declaration of Independence."
"Disney world in Florida is built on a network of tunnels that mirror the park so cast members can get to the different lands without spoiling the immersion."
"Jentacular is a word that means breakfasty, or relating to breakfast."
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What they don't wish to spoil is the illusion. "Immersion" in that context is meaningless.