Random Interesting Facts

Bad At Maths? You Could Have Math Anxiety

People with poor mathematical skills aren't necessarily bad at math because they are 'ungifted'. There is a phenomena called 'Math Anxiety' that makes people perform worse, sometimes leading to math avoidance, which leads to lesser knowledge and consequently more math anxiety.

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Walt Disney was a high school dropout and he was fired by a newspaper editor because "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas."

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The only country where cannabis is completely legal and du jure is North Korea.

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Lobsters have blue blood.

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The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.

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Seann William Scott, who played Stifler in the American Pie films, was extremely shy and nervous around women and did not have a girlfriend until he was 30 years old.

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Contrary to popular belief, plastic cutting boards are more likely to harbor bacteria than wood ones. New plastic boards are easier to clean, but ones with cuts are nearly impossible to completely disinfect, whereas wood ones absorb and kill bacteria, regardless of age or use.

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The Häagen-Dazs ice cream creator was American and made up the brand name to sound Danish, unique, and sophisticated. It doesn't mean anything.

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