Wednesday 13 April 2022

I didn't know that - strange but true !

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But today for a change I thought let's have some midweek trivia! So here are ten strange but true facts! Did you know any of these facts?

Warner Bros cancelled “Home Alone” because they didn’t want to spend $14 million on it. 21st Century Fox continued the production, and the film grossed $476 million worldwide. This film was a family favourite in our house 😊


The Flintstones was the most profitable network cartoon franchise for 30 years, that’s before The Simpsons came along.

Eight of the ten largest statues in the world are of Buddhas

It took the creator of the Rubik’s Cube, Erno Rubik, one month to solve the cube after creating it; as of June 2018, the world record is 4.22 seconds.

People don’t sneeze in their sleep due to their brain shutting down the reflex.

However, if you sneeze while traveling at 60 mph, your eyes are closed for an average of 50 feet.

The brain is our fattiest organ and is composed of nearly 60% fat.

Your nose is always visible to you, but your brain ignores it through a process called Unconscious Selective Attention.

Marmite was one of the most confiscated items at airports from the U.K. – to overcome this issue, Marmite made smaller ones for traveling. Marmite seems to be a love it or hate it food, and now there are different varieties 

Tyromancy is the practice of predicting the future with cheese.

I don't know about predicting the future with cheese,
but the mention of cheese made me think of this recipe for 
Cheese-Crusted Omelette
more details here
 

~ Happy Midweek Wishes ~ Enjoy Your Day ~

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All the best Jan
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31 comments:

  1. Tom13 April 2022 at 00:04

    ...I didn't know these, but a few didn't surprise me.

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  2. William Kendall13 April 2022 at 00:08

    I'll have to have omelette for breakfast tomorrow.

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  3. Christine13 April 2022 at 01:44

    I enjoyed your facts today Jan...brain is fat, Home Alone, and sneezing are my favourites!

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  4. J.P. Alexander13 April 2022 at 03:26

    Ruica receta y no sabia los datos que nos cuenta. Te mando un beso.

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  5. Susan Kane13 April 2022 at 03:45

    One funny movie! Well done.

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  6. Bleubeard and Elizabeth13 April 2022 at 04:54

    Wow, there are a lot of interesting facts I was unfamiliar with. Thanks for enlightening me, Jan.

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  7. Elephant's Child13 April 2022 at 07:44

    Most of these facts were new to me - but I am not suprised about the statues of Buddha. Some of them are very beautiful too.

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  8. Jo13 April 2022 at 09:03

    Some very strange facts there, who knew that you could predict the future with cheese.

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  9. linda13 April 2022 at 09:46

    Very interesting I didn't know any of those facts, the omelette looks yummy.

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  10. eileeninmd13 April 2022 at 10:42

    Interesting facts! The omelette looks yummy. Take care, enjoy your day!

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  11. Jeanie13 April 2022 at 14:11

    I don't think I knew any of these, so thanks for today's dose of "things I would never know without blogging!"

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  12. Salty Pumpkin Studio13 April 2022 at 15:23

    Interesting facts.
    I think my brain treats my body mirror image like a nose...selects to take off several pounds. :)

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  13. DeniseinVA13 April 2022 at 16:27

    I enjoyed reading all these fascinating facts Jan, and the recipe :) Thank you!

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  14. DVArtist13 April 2022 at 16:40

    Always nice to read about facts I didn't know about. Have a great day today.

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  15. pam nash13 April 2022 at 17:35

    Nope didn't know any of those things. However, have now added them to my "semi-useless information for use at awkward times" mental file. Thank you!

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  16. Mary Kirkland13 April 2022 at 19:11

    I didn't know that either.

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  17. Kinga K.13 April 2022 at 21:54

    Nice curiosities ❤

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  18. Dewena13 April 2022 at 22:48

    I did not know a single one of these but after reading them I'm being bugged by noticing that my nose is there! Hopefully that won't last long!

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  19. My name is Erika.13 April 2022 at 23:04

    This was a fun read. Thanks!

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  20. Bill13 April 2022 at 23:35

    Interesting facts and some I didn't know.

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  21. Lee14 April 2022 at 00:07

    I did not know all of that!!!

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  22. Martha14 April 2022 at 00:17

    This was fun to read! I was a HUGE fan of The Flintstones when I was a kid. I watched every episode several times. And cheese-crusted omelette! Yes, please!

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  23. Rose14 April 2022 at 00:23

    I love reading oddball facts...I had never heard of Marmite. Or the predicting the future with cheese. Well, I had not heard of any of them. I thought I had put a cartoon on my blog but I cannot find it. It is one you would laugh at I think. It is a rhino painting pictures...and in every one her horn is in the photo so she could not ignore it.

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  24. Kim 14 April 2022 at 00:36

    Hahaha!! Cheese predictions sound silly, but as a cheese lover, I'm game!! Thanks for the fun facts, Jan. I love this kind of post!

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  25. Conniecrafter14 April 2022 at 00:57

    Fun Facts, warner bros. is probably kicking themselves for not finishing the film.
    I didn't realize we don't sneeze at night but I had heard about the sneezing while driving and ever since I take my foot off the gas pedal when I feel a sneeze coming on :)

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  26. bread&salt14 April 2022 at 16:57

    This film (Home alone) was a family favourite in our house too. Thanks for the article. Greetings.

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  27. Sondra14 April 2022 at 21:13

    I enjoyed all your fun facts...I enjoy Home Alone, and got both DVD's this year to become a holiday tradition for myself to enjoy! I have sneezing "fits" as I call it, where I can sometimes sneeze 20 times straight...it's very painful to be honest!!

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  28. carol l mckenna15 April 2022 at 15:34

    Cheese to me belongs in the omelette ~ not fortune telling ~ LOL ~ Great trivia ~ didn't know ~ Xo

    Wishing you love and laughter in your days,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  29. Snowbird15 April 2022 at 18:55

    What fun facts, especially the sneezing ones, who knew you couldn't sneeze in your sleep.xxx

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  30. Teresa15 April 2022 at 22:37

    Todos tus datos son muy interesantes. Besos.

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  31. baili16 April 2022 at 13:15

    dear Jan what a an amazing sharing ,i enjoyed each bit of it thoroughly

    none of it was in my knowledge to be honest ,i smiled when you mentioned nose as i think i have a big nose and it is hard to ignore lol
    home alone was favorite movie of whole family either :)

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