Fun Facts – 24 February 2016
- The butterflies you get in your stomach when you see someone you like is actually a stress response caused by adrenaline.
- A small amount of stress helps you to remember things better but a large amount may hinder your memory.
- You don’t sneeze when you are asleep because the nerves involved in the sneeze reflex are also resting.
- If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn pale.
- About 20 percent of the world’s land surface is desert and Europe is the only continent with no large deserts.
- Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
- Scientists claim that the higher your I.Q., the more you dream in your sleep.
- Flowers are known to grow faster when music plays near them.
- The color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.
- Pineapples is not a single fruit, but a group of berries that have fused together.