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Germ Facts:
20,000 British soldiers died in the Crimean war, but less than 2,000 of these died in battle – that means 18,000 died from their injuries or illness.
Germs grow well in damp, dirty conditions like wounds, and the hospital at Scutari had over 800 wounded soldiers crammed into its small wards – heaven for germs before Florence Nightingale!
Some of the germs at Scutari would poison the blood and others would cause gangrene, which makes your flesh go rotten and it has to be cut off!
Surgeons used to pass germs from patient to patient because they used dirty knives and wore filthy aprons covered in blood and bits of flesh.
People didn’t used to know about germs because they are so small that they are practically invisible and you have to magnify them with a microscope to see them.
Simple soap and water can kill most germs.
Not all germs are bad. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin growing on mouldy bread. This was a long time after Florence Nightingale. If she had penicillin, she could have saved many more lives.
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Amazing Dog Facts and Information Check out these unusual and interesting dog facts and information! Interesting Dog Stats, or statistics, have also been included in this section. Learn more about the wide subject of dog facts and information. The largest, smallest, oldest and fastest - all amazing dog information and facts found on this page. Interesting information and facts about dog anatomy and development are also included!
Interesting Dog Facts - The World Record Breakers!
The Greyhound is the Fastest Dog on Earth and can run 45 miles per hour for short periods of time
The Irish Wolfhounds is the largest dog
The Great Dane is the tallest dog
The Chihuahua is the smallest dog
The St. Bernard is the heaviest dog
The Worlds oldest dog was an Australian cattle-dog named Bluey who lived to the age of 29 years and 5 months!
Amazing Dog Facts - Did you Know...
Barking Sands Beach, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, is known for its unusual dry sand that squeaks or "barks like a dog."
Two dogs survived the sinking of Titanic
The Great Dane breed of dog originates from Germany!
At the end of the Beatles' song "A Day in the Life", an ultrasonic whistle, audible only to dogs, was recorded by Paul McCartney for the enjoyment of his Shetland sheepdog
When a dog bays at the moon, it is following its basic instinct to call the pack together
Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible
Prairie dogs are not dogs - they're a kind of rodent
The only dog to ever appear in a Shakespearean play was Crab in "The Two Gentlemen of Verona."
Dalmatian puppies are pure white when they are born and develop their spots as they grow older
The Poodle's "haircut" was to improve their swimming abilities. The pom-poms were left to keep their joints warm !
Interesting Dog Facts - Dogs and their owners - Some Amazing Facts! Canine Statistics
There are approximately 68,000,000 dogs owned by people in the United States ranging from mutts, pedigree dogs, exotic dogs and those considered to be cool dogs!
An American Animal Hospital Association poll showed that 33 percent of dog owners admit that they talk to their dogs on the phone or leave messages on an answering machine while away
It is estimated that one million dogs in the United States have been named the primary beneficiary in their owner's will
Approximately 1 in 3 households keep dogs as pets
36% of homes have dogs
85% of dogs visit an animal doctor in a year
There are a total of 157 types of dog breeds recognised by the AKC (American Kennel Club). The Pedigree Dogs
However, there are as many as 800 distinct breeds recognised by various groups world wide
The Top 5 favourite types of dog breeds in the US are: Labrador Retriever Golden Retriever German Shepherd Beagle Dachshund
The Labrador Retriever is the Number 1 type of dog breed in the USA, Canada and UK !
According to a survey done by the American Animal Hospital Association 70% of people sign their pet's name on greeting cards
Based on a life span of 11 years the average cost of owning a dog is $13,550
Interesting Dog Anatomy Facts - Some Amazing Dog Anatomy Facts!
A young dog has only 28 milk teeth
Dogs take between 10 and 30 breaths every minute
A dog's heart beats between 70 and 120 times a minute, compared with a human heart which beats 70 to 80 times a minute
A dog's temperature is between 100.2 and 102.8 degrees Fahrenheit
Dogs do not sweat by salivating. They sweat through the pads of their feet.
Female dog bites are twice as numerous as male dog bites
The Chow Chow dog has a black tongue
A dogs sight is better than that of a human in dim light
Dogs have a visual range of 250 degrees compared to the human range of 180 degrees
A dog can hear sounds 250 yards away that most people cannot hear beyond 25 yards
Dogs have twice as many muscles for moving their ears as people
The average dog's mouth exerts 150 to 180 pounds of pressure per square inch. Some dogs can apply up to 450 pounds
Interesting Puppy Facts - General and Anatomy
More than five million puppies are born every year in the United States
A puppy is born blind, deaf and toothless
During its first week 90% of a puppys time is spent sleeping and 10% eating
A puppy is only able to crawl during its first week
A puppy begins to see when it is between 2 to 3 weeks old
During the ages of 3 to 7 weeks a puppys first teeth, or milk teeth will appear
At the age of 3 weeks a puppy will develop its sense of smell
A puppy will sleep for 14 hours every day
A puppys adult teeth start to come through between 4 and 8 months when it starts to chew everything!
Some dogs reach sexual maturity at the age of eight months
A puppy is considered and adult at the age of one year. At this age it is as physically as mature as a 15 year-old human
Interesting Canine Facts - The Origins of Dog Phrases & Expressions
The expression "three dog night" originated with the Eskimos and means a very cold night - so cold that you have to bed down with three dogs to keep warm
The phrase "raining cats and dogs" originated in 17th Century England when many dogs and cats drowned during heavy downpours of rain and when rivers burst their banks. Their bodies would be seen floating in the rain torrents that raced through the streets giving the appearance that it had literally rained "cats and dogs"
The term "Dog Days" dates back to Roman times, when it was believed that Sirius, the Dog Star, added its heat to that of the sun from July 3 to August 11 and created exceptionally high temperatures. The Romans called the period "dies caniculares" or "Days of the Dog."
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Oyster Facts Continued:
Among other families there is the tree oysters family Isognomonidae) and the thorny oyster family Spondylidae).
Oysters are a source of vitamins A, B1 thiamine), B2 riboflavin), B3 niacin), C ascorbic acid) and D calciferol). 6 oysters would also more than meet the daily recommended intake of iron, copper, iodine, magnesium, calcium, zinc, manganese and phosphorous.
Oysters have been around for 180 million years and Neolithic man consumed vast quantities some five thousand years ago.
The Chinese were probably the first to raise oysters artificially in ponds and to use their crushed shells in medicines.
In 320BC Aristotle pondered their regenerative process in his "Historia Animalium". The Greeks served them in wine and used empty oyster shells as ballot papers. The word "ostracise" is derived from the Greek astrakeon oyster shell) because the Athenians used to vote with oyster shells to banish unpopular citizens.
The Romans imported oysters by boat direct from England to Italy and Roman Emperors paid for them by their weight in gold.
It is said that Henry IV liked to toss back 300 as an appetizer and that Casanova reportedly consumed 50-60 oysters a day with his evening punch.
The Guinness World Record for the most oysters eaten in 3 minutes is 187 set by Norwegian Rune Naeri in 2003. Any challengers?
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Amazing facts about Oysters
Oysters have a three chambered heart, colourless blood and a pair of kidneys.
The Ostrea genus of which our native oyster is a member) is bisexual. These are "protandrous alternating hermaphrodites", which means that they start off as males producing sperm then switch to egg producing females and can then switch back to being males again. Eggs produced during the female stage are held in the gills and mantle cavity and are then fertilized by sperm drawn in from the surrounding waters larviparous). The fertilized eggs are then incubated within the oyster for 7-10 days before being expelled to begin their veliger stage in the open sea.
The Crassostrea genus of which the Pacific Oyster is a member) is intersexual. These oysters begin life as males and change to females the next season. They tend subsequently to remain as females but can revert to males if they so choose. In reproduction both eggs and sperm are released directly into the open sea where cross-fertilization takes place oviparous). The female oyster can release well in excess of 1 million eggs over the spawning season.
Although all oysters can secrete pearls, the pearl oyster family Pteriidae) comes from a different family to the edible oyster. An oyster produces a pearl when a grain of sand or some other irritant becomes trapped inside. The oyster then coats it repeatedly with nacre, a combination of calcium and protein, Mother of Pearl) to reduce the irritation.
Most people think that pearls are round and white; however natural pearls can be coloured yellow, rose or even black. Cultured pearls take 3-6 years to reach a commercial size and are produced by placing a polished piece of mussel shell inside the oyster.
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Dead Sea Facts
Benefits of the Dead Sea
1300 feet below sea level, deep in the Jordan Valley, lies the Dead Sea - the lowest point on earth. It is entirely devoid of life as it has 32% salinity, the highest salt content of all the seas' waters.
Formed 3 million years ago when a fracture occurred, for thousand of years fresh water carrying its own natural salts drifted through the rocks, sand and soil, flowing south through the Jordan river valley into the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is a giant reservoir of minerals, natural salts and mud.
Dead Sea products are:
Natural and have a high mineral content Not tested on animals Free from animal extracts The high mineral content of the Dead Sea products cleanses and detoxifies the body, enhancing the skin's natural ability to protect itself, leaving it looking and feeling healthy and beautiful.
The beneficial effects of the Dead Sea's raw materials on the skin and their unique therapeutic and beautifying powers have been recognised since ancient times. The most beautiful women in the world, Cleopatra and Queen of Sheba are said to have frequented the Dead Sea to enjoy its amazing health and beauty properties.
The composition of the Dead Sea is unique. It contains very high levels of Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Bromides, Sulphates and other minerals.
Research has proven the efficiency of Dead Sea bath salts in alleviating various skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema and acne. They are also highly beneficial for relieving muscle tension, easing arthritic and rheumatic pain or for simply relaxing and enjoying a rejuvenating experience.
Dead Sea Beauty now brings you this unique experience to enjoy in the comfort of your own home. Relax and enjoy the treasures of the Dead Sea.
Minerals & Their Properties
The Dead Sea contains over 20 different minerals, the properties of just a few of which are listed below.
Nourishing, cleansing and detoxifying the body naturally, they can enhance the skin's natural ability to protect itself, leaving it looking and feeling healthy and beautiful.
Bitumen A natural tar which acts as anti-inflammatory agent.
Bromide Known for its soothing, relaxing and tranquilising effect on the nervous system.
Calcium Necessary for strengthening cell membranes and cleansing the pores. Also vital for maintenance of healthy teeth and bones, together with regulating the heart muscles and nerves. A natural anti-allergen.
Iodine Important for the correct functioning of the thyroid gland and an important factor in the body's metabolic exchanges.
Magnesium A natural skin toner, refresher, allergy fighter and moisture retainer.
Potassium Combined with sodium, it regulates water balance in the body. Also essential for muscles, nerves and the heart.
Sodium Like potassium, plays a vital role in assisting the cells to absorb nourishment and expel waste. It is a natural cleanser and rehydrator.
Sulphur Has the ability to alleviate itching and plays a part in tissue respiration. It is necessary for collagen synthesis and naturally eases aching joints. A natural disinfectant.
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Your brain uses less power than your refrigerator light
The brain uses 12 watts of power, about the same amount of energy as in two large bananas. Curiously, even though the brain is very efficient, it's an energy hog. It is only 3 per cent of the body's weight, but consumes 1/6 (17 per cent) of the body's total energy. Most of its energy costs go into maintenance; the added cost of thinking hard is barely noticeable.
Frequent jet lag can damage memory
Jet lag is not simply annoying; in repeated doses it can be dangerous to your brain's health. People who often cross many time zones can experience brain damage and memory problems. This probably results from the stress hormones released during jet lag that are known to damage the temporal lobe and memory. You probably don't need to worry because, unless you work for an airline, few people fly across multiple time zones more often than every two weeks. Shift workers are more likely to be at risk. Like repeated jet travel, frequent drastic changes in working hours are likely to cause stress on the body and brain.
Why you can't hear phone conversations in a noisy room
Talking on your mobile phone in a noisy place can be difficult. Your mobile makes the brain's task harder by feeding sounds from the room you're in through its circuitry and mixing them with the sound it gets from the other phone. This makes it a harder problem for your brain to solve because your friend's transmitted voice and the room noise are tinny and mixed together in one source. Cover the mouthpiece when you're trying to hear your caller and you'll stop the mixing.
Shoot-'em-up video games can help you to multitask
Sustained multitasking increases your ability to pay attention to many things at the same time. A significant source of practice is playing action video games where the aim is to shoot as many enemies as possible before they shoot you. These games make you distribute attention across the screen, and quickly detect and react to events. Playing Tetris (an early puzzle-based video game) doesn't have the same effect, perhaps because you have to concentrate on only one object at a time, rather than multitask. Does this mean that you should encourage your kids to play shoot-'em-up action games? We wouldn't go out of our way to expose kids to violent images, but at least you can take heart that video game-playing has positive effects.
The brain has a joke centre
Humour is hard to define, but we know it when we see it. One theory suggests that humour consists of a surprise - we don't end up where we thought we were going - followed by a reinterpretation of what came earlier to make it fit the new perspective.
To make it a joke instead of a logic puzzle, the result needs to be a coherent story that isn't strictly sensible in everyday terms. Some patients with damage to the frontal lobe of their brain, particularly on the right side, don't get jokes at all. Typically, this is because they have trouble with the reinterpretation stage of the process. For instance, given a joke with a choice of punchlines, they can't tell which one is funny.
Songs getting stuck in your head
There's a reason you remember those annoying songsHaving a song or, more often, part of a song stuck in your head is incredibly frustrating. But sequence recall has a special and useful place in our memories. We constantly have to remember sequences, from the movements involved in signing our name or making coffee in the morning, to the names of the exits that come before the motorway turn-off we take to drive home every day.
The ability to recall these sequences makes many aspects of everyday life possible. As you think about a snippet of song or speech, your brain may repeat a sequence that strengthens the connections associated with that phrase. In turn, this increases the likelihood that you will recall it, which leads to more reinforcement.
You could break this unending cycle of repeated recall and reinforcement - which may be necessary for the normal strengthening and cementing of memories - by introducing other sequences. Thinking of another song may allow a competing memory to crowd out the first one: find another infectious song and hope that the cure doesn't become more annoying than the original problem.Sunlight makes you sneeze
Many people sneeze when they look into bright light. Why would we have such a reflex and how does it work? The basic function of a sneeze is fairly obvious: it expels substances or objects that are irritating your airways. The sneezing centre is located in the brainstem, in a region called the lateral medulla; damage to this site means that we lose the ability to sneeze.
Sneezing usually is triggered by news of an irritant that is sent through brain pathways and into the lateral medulla. This information gets to the brain from the nose through several nerves, including the trigeminal nerve, which carries a wide variety of signals from the face into the brainstem. It's a really crowded nerve, which might explain why bright light could induce a sneeze. A bright light, which would normally be expected to trigger pupil contraction, might also spill over to neighbouring sites, such as nerve fibres or neurons that carry nose-tickling sensations.
Bright light isn't the only unexpected sensation that is known to trigger sneezes; orgasm can also trigger sneezes in men. Fundamentally, a crossed-wire phenomenon, like the photic sneeze reflex, is possible because the circuitry of the brainstem is a jumbled, crowded mess.
You can't tickle yourself
When doctors examine a ticklish patient, they place his or her hand over theirs to prevent the tickling sensation. Why does this work? Because no matter how ticklish you may be, you can't tickle yourself.
This is because your brain keeps your senses focused on what's happening in the world; important signals aren't drowned out in the endless buzz of sensations caused by your actions. For instance, we are unaware of the feel of a chair and the texture of our socks, yet we immediately notice a tap on our shoulder.
To accomplish this goal, some brain region must be able to generate a signal that distinguishes our touch from someone else's. The cerebellum, or “little brain”, may be the answer. It is about 1/8 of our total brain size - a little smaller than our fist - and weighs about 4oz (113g). It is also the best candidate that scientists have for the part of the brain that predicts the sensory consequences of our own actions.
The cerebellum is in an ideal location for distinguishing expected from unexpected sensations. If a prediction matches the actual sensory information, then the brain knows that it's safe to ignore the sensation because it's not important. If reality does not match the prediction, then something surprising has happened - and you might need to pay attention.
Yawns wake up the brain
Although we associate yawning with sleepiness and boredom, its function appears to be to wake us up. Yawning expands our pharynx and larynx, allowing large amounts of air to pass into our lungs; oxygen then enters our blood, making us more alert. Many vertebrates do it, including all mammals and perhaps birds. It also has been observed in human foetuses after just 12 weeks of gestation. In non human primates, it is associated with tense situations and potential threats.
Think of yawns as your body's attempt to reach full alertness in situations that require it. They are contagious, as anyone who has attempted to teach a roomful of bored students knows. No one is sure why, though it might be advantageous to allow individuals quickly to transmit to one another a need for increased arousal. They are not contagious in non primate mammals, but the ability to recognise a yawn may be fairly general: dogs yawn in response to stressful situations and are thought to use yawning to calm others. You can even sometimes calm your dog by yawning.
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Food is something we interact with on a daily basis - frequently in fact. There are many very obscure facts about food that are fascinating and definitely worthy of knowing. So, at the behest of Juggz, here is a nice trivia list about food.
10. Coffee
The Fact: The most expensive coffee in the world comes from civet poop
Kopi Luwak are coffee beans that come from Civet (a cat sized mammal) poo. The animals gorge on only the finest ripe berries, and excrete the partially-digested beans, which are then harvested for sale. Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for between $120 and $600 USD per pound, and is sold mainly in Japan and United States, but it is increasingly becoming available elsewhere. My question is: who the hell discovered that it tasted good?
9. Feast
The Fact: The largest food item on a menu is roast camel
The camel is stuffed with a sheep’s carcass, which is stuffed with chickens, which are stuffed with fish, which are stuffed with eggs. This feast is sometimes featured in Bedouin weddings.
8. Bugs
The Fact: The FDA allows you to sell bugs and rodent hair for consumption
The FDA allows an average of 30 or more insect fragments and one or more rodent hairs per 100 grams of peanut butter. I will certainly think twice before buying my next jar!
7. Soup
The Fact: The first soup was made of hippopotamus
The earliest archeological evidence for the consumption of soup dates back to 6000 BC and it was hippopotamus soup!
6. Refried Beans
The Fact: Refried beans are only fried once
The reason for this misconception is a translation error. The originals are frijoles refritos which actually means “well fried beans” - not re-fried.
5. Worcestershire Sauce
The Fact: Worcestershire sauce is made from dissolved fish
Worcestershire sauce, the popular English sauce, is made from dissolved anchovies. The anchovies are soaked in vinegar until they have completely melted. The sauce contains the bones and all.
4. Popsicle
The Fact: The Popsicle was invented by an 11 year who kept it secret for 18 years.
The inventor was Frank Epperson who, in 1905, left a mixture of powdered soda and water out on the porch, which contained a stir stick. That night, temperatures in San Francisco reached record low temperature. When he woke the next morning, he discovered that it had frozen to the stir stick, creating a fruit flavored ice treat that he named the epsicle. 18 years later he patented it and called it the Popsicle.
3. Microwaves
The Fact: Microwave cooking was discovered accidentally when a chocolate bar melted in someone’s pocket
This is very true and very scary - imagine what it was doing to his leg! The fact is, Percy LeBaron Spencer of the Raytheon Company was walking past a radar tube and he noticed that the chocolate bar in his pocket melted. He then tested popcorn in front of the tube (surely turning up the power and standing out of the beam), and it quickly popped all over the room. He is (obviously) known as the inventor of the Microwave oven.
2. Peanuts
The Fact: Dynamite is made with peanuts
Peanut oil can be processed to produce glycerol, which can be used to make nitroglycerin, one of the constituents of dynamite. Note however, there are other processes that can be used to make dynamite without using peanuts at all.
1. Coconut Water
The Fact: Coconut water can be used (in emergencies) as a substitute for blood plasma.
The reason for this is that coconut water (the water found in coconuts - not to be confused with coconut milk, which comes from the flesh of the coconut) is sterile and has an ideal pH level. Coconut water is liquid endosperm - it surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition.
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How Was Music First Written Down?
Ancient works of art that have been uncovered show us that music goes back as early as 4000 B.C. But the earliest form of written music with symbols has been traced to the ancient Greeks who used letters of the alphabet to represent musical tones. This music was written down for choruses who sang and for musicians who played early harp and wind instruments.
In medieval times, composers searched for ways to write music so that people could read it and know what to sing or play. Finally, in the 9th century, Neumes were introduced. Neumes were signs placed above the words of a song to show whether the melody should go up or down.
This idea was developed further in the 10th century by an Italian monk and music teacher, Guido d'Arezzo, who wanted a way to write down the religious music of the time. Guido introduced a set of parallel lines and a four-line staff, and named the first six notes of the scale: ut (later renamed do), re, mi, fa, sol, and la.
Music began to be notated as it is today in the 17th century.
Ancient people believed that music held magical powers which directly affected their lives and health!
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