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.

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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.

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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

The Royal Game of Ur: Ancient Mesopotamia’s Board Game was rediscovered in the tombs of Ur. Although we might have lost part of the original gameplay, it is still played after 4,600 years.

The picture on top includes the rules, don't forget to decipher them before playing.

[Click here to learn more]

[click here to play for free]

@googlefactss #history #boardgames

The famous magician Harry Houdini died on October 31, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan, from peritonitis caused by a ruptured appendix.

@googlefactss #nowyouknow #todayinhistory

Slamming your car door could get you a warning or even a fine in Switzerland.

[Read more about it here]

@googlefactss #Law #funfact

The wood frog can hold its pee for up to eight months by recycling urea into nitrogen, a process that helps protect their cells and tissues while they hibernate and freeze solid during the winter.

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In China you need the governments permission for reincarnation.


[Source]

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Today, 1 november 1952;

Ivy Mike’s thermonuclear blast vaporized Elugelab, created new elements, and left a 2 miles or about 3.22 km wide scar on the planet's surface.

The explosion was 500 times harder than the one on Hiroshima and wiped away all vegetation on the neighboring islands.


[read more here]

@googlefactss #science #war

Based on 2023 data, Djibouti has around 83 men per 100 women, with 610k women vs 510k men.

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#Demographics #FunFact

The country with least females is Qatar, having about 266 men for every 100 women, this is one of the world’s largest gender gaps, caused in part by male migrant labor from India, Nepal, Bangladesh and the Philippines.

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#Demographics #FunFact

A Canadian study says lower general intelligence in childhood predicts greater racism and prejudice in adulthood.

Simplified: People who hate on other people for being different are very often simple minded because they are not smart enough to change their way of thinking.

[Source]

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#science #racism #prejudice

For men, having an orgasm two or more times a week is a sign that he is more likely to live longer.

@googlefactss #nowyouknow #research

Polyandry is a form of marriage in which women may legally be married to multiple men simultaneously.

It is among the rarest marital structures globally.

[Read more here]

@googlefactss #polyandry #FunFact