During the death process, the larynx loses it cough reflex, which creates a buildup of mucous. This causes a “death” rattle, or the gurgling or rattle-like sound of someone dying.

@googlefactss #death

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Cotard's Syndrome or Walking Corpse Syndrome is a condition where people believe they are dead or even immortal. Some put it to the test and get hurt or die in the process.

[read more here]

@googlefactss #CreepyFact #MentalHealth

Mount Augustus in the Australian Outback is the largest rock on earth standing at approximately 717 meters (2,352 feet) high above the surrounding plains and can be seen from almost 100 miles away.

@googlefactss #geography

Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, won his first professional fight against Tunney Hunsaker by unanimous decision on Oct 29, 1960 in Louisville; Clay was unmarked while Hunsaker bled from the bout.

[more details here]

@googlefactss #boxing #history

Because these two facts are related we post them as one.

Fact one:
People once commonly shared beds with family — and even guests — and intimate encounters sometimes happened in those shared spaces.

Fact two:
Humans also practiced biphasic sleep (a “first” and “second” sleep); electric lighting and industrial schedules forced a shift toward a single consolidated night.

[source fact one]

[source fact two]

@googlefactss #sleep #history

More than 2,000 years ago Persians used yakhchals — ancient desert "refrigerators" — to make sorbet-like desserts and store ice.

[read more here]


@googlefactss #funfact

In terms of absolute size and in proportion to overall body mass, the human penis is longer and thicker than that of any other primate. For instance the average size of the human penis is 8-10 cm when flaccid and 13-15 cm when erect while gorillas, which are the largest primates, have a penis size of approximately 4 cm in length when erect.

@googlefactss #nowyouknow

Music influences brain development before birth. Listening during pregnancy can soothe the parent and positively affect the unborn baby.

[read more here]

@googlefactss #health #funfact

In Hinduism, the cow is considered a sacred animal, revered as a symbol of life, motherhood, and prosperity. They are seen as divine mothers who provide sustenance, and their products like urine,milk, ghee, and dung have numerous practical and spiritual uses, such as for food, religious ceremonies, and cleaning.

@googlefactss #religion

The name "Google" is a misspelling of "googol" (1 followed by 100 zeros), chosen to signal the company's mission to organize massive amounts of information.

@googlefactss #google

The day before Halloween, October 30, 1938, Orson Welles caused panic among listeners who tuned in later and missed the introduction from his show: War of the worlds.

This was later seen as one of the reasons not to trust the media too much.

[read for yourself here]

[Listen to the original broadcast here]

@googlefactss #funfact #History

Brazil’s Amazon is home to over 100 uncontacted Indigenous groups who, after traumatic encounters with outsiders and the memory of enslavement, choose isolation to protect themselves; they often hide deep in the forest or actively resist contact—shooting arrows at intruders or planes—to defend their territory and health.

[Read more about this here]

@googlefactss #history #HumanRights

Alektorophobia is the intense, irrational fear of chickens. It is from the Greek words alektor (cock) and phobos (fear).

@googlefactss #phobias

Stan is an ancient Persian word meaning “land” or “nation,” and Kazakh means “wanderer,” “adventurer,” or “outlaw.” Therefore, the name Kazakhstan translates as “Land of the Wanderers.

@googlefactss #nowyouknow

Urban living may be reducing people’s ability to digest plant fiber: low plant intake lets key Ruminococcus species decline, which could harm metabolic health.

[Full explanation here]

@googlefactss #health #EatYourVeggies

"Halloween" comes from the Lowland Scots contraction of "All Hallows' Even" (even = eve), itself equivalent to Old English "All Hallows' Eve" — literally "Saints' evening," with Christian origins.

@googlefactss #history

Anthropologist Madhumala Chattopadhyay, took part in the only successful, nonviolent expeditions to the Sentinel Islands, this is extremely rare given the islands’ usual hostility to outsiders.
She was the only woman to go along on such expeditions, where all other expeditions failed.

Contacting them is illegal, the community must be left alone.

For their safety.

[Read for yourself here]

@googlefactss #anthropology #sentinel