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Healing Fact: Honey has natural antibacterial properties

Honey has natural antibacterial properties that can help in wound healing.

Useless Fact: #16389

There are more psychoanalysts per capita in Buenos Aires than any other place in the world.

Trivia: #69367

161 is the number of songs Pink Floyd recorded.

The Ancient Egyptian Concept of the Soul

The ancient Egyptians believed the soul had five distinct parts: the Ren, the Ba, the Ka, the Sheut, and the Ib.

Perseverance pays off!

The famous children's book author Dr. Seuss's first book was rejected by over 20 publishers before it was finally published.

Useless Fact: #42060

The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head

Trivia: #31160

122 is the traffic emergency telephone number in China.

Trivia: #52649

1500 is the approximate number of peanut butter sandwiches the average American kid will eat by high school graduation.

Fascinating Fact about Sacrifice

The act of sacrifice has been practiced in various cultures and religions throughout history as a way to show devotion or achieve a specific goal.

The Surprising Effects of Sad Music

Interestingly, research suggests that listening to sad music can actually boost your mood and help you feel less alone in your sorrow.

Useless Fact: #96492

The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."

Trivia: #26305

67 is the highest two-digit odd number not presently designating any highway in the Interstate Highway System of the United States.

Useless Fact: #63885

The serial number of the first MAC ever produced was 2001.

Useless Fact: #70946

The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

Trivia: #24483

45 is the sapphire wedding anniversary in years of marriage.

Trivia: #90197

98 is the highest jersey number allowed in the National Hockey League (as 99 was retired by the entire league to honor Wayne Gretzky).

Cat Fact: #10583

In relation to their body size, cats have the largest eyes of any mammal.

The link between trust and oxytocin

There is a strong correlation between trust and oxytocin, a hormone that plays a role in social bonding.

Trivia: #47563

42 is the result given by the web search engines Google, Wolfram Alpha and Bing when the query "the answer to life the universe and everything" is entered as a search.

Trivia: #39269

183 is the atomic number of an element temporarily called Unocttrium.

Cat Fact: #46420

The average cat food meal is the equivalent to about five mice.

Useless Fact: #89849

Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning "containing arsenic."  

Cat Fact: #83784

Cheetahs do not roar, as the other big cats do. Instead, they purr.

Trivia: #24472

36 is the number of vehicles that run in each race of NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series.

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