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Do we REALLY NEED To Drink 2 LITRES Of WATER A DAY???

November 23rd 2008 12:19

OK, they say we need to drink 2 litres of water a day to help keep our bodies healthy, but how much truth is there to this really apart from the true fact that you'd constantly be going to the loo?

It turns out it's another one of those cases of Chinese Whispers.

During the 1940's it was discovered that for a healthy body, we as humans need to ingest a quantity of 2 litres of fluid a day, which can include the fluids found in food as well as other drinks.

Somewhere along the line, in Chinese Whisper style, this turned into 2 litres of water a day, which isn't actually necessary, provided you get your total amount of fluids through water and other sources.

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ALL The TEA In CHINA!

August 4th 2008 21:31

Most of us have heard the phrase "all the tea in China", as in " I wouldn't give up xxxx for all the tea in China".

But how much tea is there really in the whole of China???
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IT FELL From The SKY! MEAT!!!

July 3rd 2008 10:15

All sorts of strange and bizarre items have fallen from the sky in the past, but how would you feel if a lump of fresh meat landed in your lap?

In 1851 soldiers at a base out near San Francisco were practising drills when they were hit by blood and pieces of meat, from a cloudless sky.
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Calling All Chocoholics

June 27th 2008 12:15

Especially for lovers of chocolate bars!

How well can you tell one chocolate bar from another once the packaging has been removed?
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The Additional Chocolate Rules

March 23rd 2008 01:45

If you can't eat all your chocolate, it will keep in the freezer. But if you can't eat all your chocolate, what's wrong with you?

Diet tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each meal.
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EXPLODING COWS!!!

March 17th 2008 07:00

There is an urban myth that if a cow isn't milked it will explode. If this were true we would have all heard many reports of cows exploding in this way. However the milk load carried by a cow can be quite painful if it is not milked on a regular basis.

Dairy cows make milk for their calves and will keep on supplying milk until the need has run out. As milking on a regular basis makes the cow produce a steady stream of milk, she will keep on doing so until she is allowed to 'dry out' gradually before possibly beginning the calving season again.
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UnRhymable Words

February 25th 2008 10:37

There are some words in the English language for which there is absolutely no rhyming counterpart. you might think that I'm talking about some obscure word in the dictionary like agathokakological. But no, I'm actually talking about common, every day, garden variety, words.

Try as you might, there is not a single word that rhymes with either:
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WHY DO ONIONS Make You CRY???

February 21st 2008 22:40

A very old question indeed!

Exactly why is it that chopping and peeling onions makes our eyes water furiously???
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CASHEWS! NUTS OR NOT REALLY!!!

December 11th 2007 00:05

With Christmas approaching, I know many of you will go more than a little nuts in a variety of ways.

One way of course, is in the simple pleasure of consuming nuts. Usually during the silly season a wide variety are readily on offer, but why is is that one of our most popular nuts , the humble cashew, doesn't have a shell?
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Christmas SPENDING HABITS Of The UK 2007!!!

December 10th 2007 00:05

Professionals at Deloitte have compiled the results of their annual survey, showing that the wet weather has dampened some of the expected results of Christmas shopping for 2007 in the UK, but overall British consumers are quite willing to fork out this Christmas, whilst also being very ‘canny’ about the items they spend their money on.

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SQUIRRELLY Interesting Squirrel Facts!!

November 16th 2007 09:16

Grey squirrels have been known to build nests in many unusual places, such as in cars, chimney's, barbecue grills and under porches rather than in the more cosy household attic.

A squirrel's brain is about the size of a walnut.
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BANANA PEELS - SLIPPERY Little Suckers!!

November 14th 2007 10:09

Banana peels - touted all over the world as being slippery little suckers. Old wives tale or just another cliche?

Up until now, that's pretty much what I had thought and that the most fun you could have with bananas (aside from any dirty-minded thoughts) was throwing old, rotten bananas into ceiling fans. Don't believe me on that one either.......well as it happens, an entire class in my high school was given detention many years ago for that one....
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CALLING ALL INSOMNIACS!!!

November 12th 2007 11:16

To insomniacs one and all, you're not alone. Even some of the rich and famous have suffered throughout these tiring times, with a variety of interesting methods used to combat this sleep-deprived state.

1. W.C. Fields would sometimes stretch out in a barber's chair, complete with barbers towels to nod off.
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