Author: Remmy

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English Fun Facts

What is the shortest sentence that has all 26 letters in the English alphabet? Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs. This has thirty-two letters and repeats the letters i, e and o. Brick quiz whangs jumpy veldt fox.  The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. It contains three e’s, two h’s, four o’s two r’s, two t’s, and two u’s. Which is the longest word in… Read more →

Keto Diet & Vitamin D

What is the Ketogenic Diet? A keto diet is well known for being a low carb diet, where the body produces ketones in the liver to be used as energy. It’s referred to as many different names – ketogenic diet, low carb diet, low carb high fat (LCHF), etc. When you eat something high in carbs, your body will produce glucose and insulin. What is… Read more →

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Animal World

1. What colour is hippo milk? The colour of Hippo’s milk is bright pink. The reason why it is pink is that hippo secretes two kinds of unique acids called “Hipposudoric acid” and “Norhipposudoric acid”. The two acids got their names from the word Hippopotamus. 2. What animal has the shortest gestation period? Gestation is the period of development during… Read more →

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More Banana…

Do Bananas have radiation? Bananas are slightly radioactive because they contain potassium and potassium decays. Potassium is a necessary substance for the healthy operation of your body. You would have to eat a LOT of bananas just to compete with the natural potassium dose of your body. Why are bananas curved? Through cell division, banana plants produce leaves that develop… Read more →

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Another 13 Facts on Our Body

1. How do you get finger prints? A person’s fingerprints are formed when they are a tiny developing baby in their mother’s womb. Pressure on the fingers from the baby touching, and their surroundings create what are called “friction ridges”, the faint lines you see on your fingers and toes. 2. How many genes does a human being have? Before… Read more →

Everything Bio!

1. What is bio-mining? Biomining is a technique of extracting metals from ores and other solid materials typically using prokaryotes or fungi. These organisms secrete different organic compounds that chelate metals from the environment and bring it back to the cell where they are typically used to coordinate electrons.  2. What is Bio Toilet? Bio-Digester is a decomposition mechanized toilet… Read more →

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10 Interesting Facts on Our Body

1. Why do we Yawn? One is that when we are bored or tired, we just don’t breathe as deeply as we usually do. As this theory goes, our bodies take in less oxygen because our breathing has slowed. Therefore, yawning helps us bring more oxygen into the blood and move more carbon dioxide out of the blood. 2. Why Does alcohol make you pee? Alcohol is a diuretic.… Read more →

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Mount Everest Fun Facts

1. Why is 1921 an important year for mountain climbers? Because it was in that year that Dalai Lama gave permission for Everest to be climbed for the first time. This first expedition was mainly to discover if a route to summit could be found from the Tibetan side. However, though many dreamed of standing on the rooftop of the… Read more →

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How Tattoo Ink is Made?

Manufacturers usually don’t reveal their ingredients and recipes. Commonly Professional tattoo inks are made from iron oxides (rust), metal salts, plastics. Homemade or traditional tattoo inks are made from pen ink, soot, dirt, blood, or other ingredients. Heavy metals used for colours include mercury (red); lead (yellow, green, white); cadmium (red, orange, yellow); nickel (black); zinc (yellow, white); chromium (green);… Read more →

Some Tech History

1. When was the first website created? The first website built was at CERN within the border of France, and was first put online on 6 August 1991: Info.cern.ch was the address of the world’s first-ever web site and web server, running on a NeXT computer at CERN. 2. Who wrote the first computer program? Augusta Ada King, Countess of… Read more →