[Celena]

What is something you can share, some random facts you know it can be about ttc or anything!

So let's learn something new today...



I'll go first....

Did you know that rosemary can kill certain strands of bacteria when used in cooking red meats?

Oh ya, the moon is NOT made of cheese as prior theories speculated! Who knew?

[Shadeauxe]

The reason processed foods have such a long shelf life (twinkies etc) is because there is nothing nutritious in them. Even bacteria know that it's crap and won't eat it.

[Celena]

(nice, btw!!!)

Excessive sodium causes calcium loss thru urine

[.:Shortcake:.]

Male and female rats may have sex twenty times a day.


Sex burns 360 calories per hour

[Mommy2AandM]

Flowers are great as gifts to hosts when visiting France. However, do not bring chysanthymums (sp.?) as they are associated with death.

"Here are some flowers for the table!"

"Gee, thanks for reminding me of my dead grandmother! How thoughtful!"

Not really the conversation you want to have!

[Celena]

neat! I love new random facts

athlete's foot is "ringworm" of the foot or also known as "jungle rot"... it's the same fungus as ringworm. (sometimes treatable with the same cream you use for a yeast infection in your hoohaa)

[.:Shortcake:.]

Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.

When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop, even your heart

The average chocolate bar has 8 insects’ legs in it

A polar bear’s skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.

[Banned-elly03]

a plastic bottle left in the woods 30 years ago will still be there in 1000 years
a plastic bottle left in the woods 3 years ago will be gone in 10 years

smarter women tend to have curvier hips

there are over 2500 toothbrush related ER visits a year

tap water has less bacteria than most bottled waters (and 18% of bottled waters have more bacteria than is allowed in tap water)

during the first week of daylight saving time, there is a 5% increase in heart-attack incidents (due to people not getting enough sleep). there is a slight decline in heart-attack incidents during the first week after daylight saving time end

laser printer emissions are comparable to second hand smoking

[SillyKitty]

Originally Posted by Celena

(nice, btw!!!)

Excessive sodium causes calcium loss thru urine

Yeah, my hubby found that out the hard way. Excessive sodium intake can precipitate out calcium oxalate stones if you have a tendency towards them.