12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Tech bros want to juice your bones after you die. Honestly? That may be the most altruistic thing that’s ever come out of the Bay Area.
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Why Does Metal Feel Colder Than Wood or Plastic?
Even when all three surfaces are the same temperature, a metal surface will usually feel colder than wood or plastic, due to thermal conductivity. YouTuber Derek Muller explains that you’re not actually detecting heat, “you feel the rate at which heat is conducted, either towards or away from you.”
Air Pollution Doesn’t Just Heat the Globe, It Causes Snowfall Too
Particles from industrial factory pollution can cause moisture in the air to cluster around them as ice, when the temperature in the atmosphere is below freezing. These clusters then fall to the ground as snow, like a billion tiny Tootsie Pops that have microscopic carcinogens instead of chocolate at their center.
How Many Push-Ups Can You Do? Doctors Are Judging Your Answer
The Mayo Clinic has updated its guidelines for how many push-ups men should be able to do in one go. It ranges from 10 at age 65 to a lofty 28 at age 25.
Ancient Egyptians’ Hallucinogenic Party Drinks
Researchers have confirmed for the first time that Egyptians used to trip, having detected hallucinogenic substances inside of a 2,000-year-old head-shaped mug. They believe that certain rituals were spiced up with an elixir of psychedelic drugs, honey, sesame seeds, pine nuts, licorice and grapes.
Berlin’s World-Renowned Techno Clubs Are Succumbing to a Pandemic of Gentrification
As yuppies move into neighborhoods that were previously ruled by their iconic nightlife scene, the biggest clubs are struggling to stay open. They’re often bought out by developers, who usher in newer and richer yuppies, supercharging the whole process.
You Can Neurologically Synchronize Your Brain With Your Dog’s Brain
Researchers have witnessed the first cross-species neural coupling, by reading brain scans of humans and beagles who were staring at each other. Two ways to up the strength of the neural coupling were petting, and spending more time together to achieve greater familiarity.
We Gotta Stop Shooting Planes
Less than a week after a Spirit Airlines plane was shot on the runway in Haiti, a Southwest Airlines plane was shot on the runway in Dallas. No one was injured, but the plane has been grounded.
The Start-up That Wants to Harvest Your Corpse’s Bones
A Bay Area health start-up has successfully been able to harvest bone marrow from the recently deceased, freeze it and then use it in stem-cell transplants for cancer patients.
America Has Completed Its Largest-Ever Dam Removal Project
A series of four dams in an Oregon river that were installed between 1918 and 1962 were found to have reduced salmon and steelhead migration by 40 percent. The last remains of the dam were removed just weeks ago, and salmon have already returned to Klamath River’s upper basin to lay eggs for the first time in over half a century.
Purina Made a Roblox Tamagotchi
Purina created a branded game in Roblox where kids can adopt, feed, raise and race a dog against other players.
Stress Makes You Dumb and Scared
A study of mice found that stress causes the formation of sinister neuron infrastructure that both disrupts the formation of memories, and causes a fear response where none is necessary.
Canada’s Hair-Freezing Contest
A hot spring spa in the Yukon territory held its 12th annual hair-freezing contest, awarding $2,000 to the person who can style their wet hair in the -4 degree temperature in the most shocking manner.