🥜🌰 It has been proven that people who eat at least 5 walnuts once a week live on average 7 years longer.

#General_knowledgeTM

The sound of a cracking whip is actually a tiny sonic boom

This happens because the tip of the whip moves faster than the speed of sound, creating a shockwave

#General_knowledgeTM

The human body needs iron to help perform a number of important functions. Iron helps carry oxygen to parts of your body in the form of hemoglobin. Not having enough can lead to iron deficiency and symptoms such as weakness and fatigue.

#General_knowledgeTM

Our emotions don't affect the way we communicate. In fact, the very opposite is true: the way we communicate has an influence on our mood.

#General_knowledgeTM

The Moscow Kremlin is the largest medieval fortress in the world that is still active.

It covers an area of 277,000 square meters, and the length of its walls reaches 2,235 meters.

#General_knowledgeTM

There are colors that other species can see but we can't.

#General_knowledgeTM

Barcode scanners read the white bars, not the black bars.

#General_knowledgeTM

Your brain generates enough electricity to power a lightbulb.

#General_knowledgeTM

Children of identical twins are genetically siblings, not cousins.

#General_knowledgeTM

🍯 To gather a teaspoon of honey, 12 bees will have to collect it throughout their entire lifetime.

By the way, the lifespan of bees ranges from 4 to 5 months.

#General_knowledgeTM

Convincing yourself you slept well tricks your brain into thinking it did.

#General_knowledgeTM

The pop you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually a bubble of gas burning.

#General_knowledgeTM

If the sun exploded right now, you wouldn't know about it for another eight minutes.

#General_knowledgeTM

8% of people have an extra rib.

#General_knowledgeTM

Your eye color can change during childhood, puberty or pregnancy.

#General_knowledgeTM

The colder your room, the easier it will be to fall asleep.

#General_knowledgeTM

If Thai policemen break the law, they are forced to wear a Hello Kitty armband.

#General_knowledgeTM

A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.

#General_knowledgeTM

In Japan, people sentenced to death are not told the exact date of their execution.

Some of them may wait for years for their fate. It is believed that such psychological pressure only adds severity to the dreadful sentence.

#General_knowledgeTM

In ancient Egypt, men would take time off of work to care for menstruating wives and daughters.

#General_knowledgeTM

On average, 100 people die each year from choking on a ballpoint pen.

#General_knowledgeTM