When you meet people in a social setting, there is bound to an exchange of information: generally it's about the weather or the current surroundings, sometimes it drifts off to current affairs, gossip within the social circle, divulging little secrets of your own... For me, somehow, I learnt strange new facts that made me shit bricks.
Because I love sharing the joy of brick shitting/excessive information, here goes:
Milk is bad for you?
The milk myth is practically a cultural phenomenon. It has spread across the globe based on the mistaken belief of it's calcium-supplying properties are essential for good bone health.
However, scientific studies have unveiled an assortment of detrimential health effects directly caused by the consumption of milk: not only do we barely absorb the calcium in cow's milk, milk is net acidic - in other words, it actually leeches calcium from your bones!
Milk actually increases your risk of having a fracture. Who'd know? I'd switch to soy milk when I get older, but for now nothing is going to stop my love for milk!
*On an irrelevant note: milk does not increase mucus production, so it need not be avoided by those afflicted by the flu!
Dogs: Do they sweat?
Our canine friends do have sweat glands.
Instead of using those to regulate body temperature the way we human beings do, most of a dog's thermoregulation is done by panting.
Majority of the canine's sweat glands are located at the footpads, and also some around the nose.
Eggs gives you high cholesterol?
The egg yolk contains a whooping 212mg out of the recommended daily limit of 300mg (the egg white doesn't contain any) - however, there is little scientific evidence that directly links consumption of eggs with a spike in blood cholesterol levels.
Waiting an hour after eating before taking a swim:
There has been no scientific evidence that debilitating stomach cramps will set in if you dive into the water before 60 minutes is up.
Green tea = diuretic?
A 2006 UK study dispelled the myth of tea being a dehydrating agent: drinking tea is actually better for you than drinking water. Water is essentially replacing fluid, but tea replaces both fluids and contains antioxidants.
Humans did not involve from chimpanzees, apes or any other modern-day primates.
We do, however share a common ancestor with monkeys, except that common ancestor diverged into separate lineages - where one evolved into us homo sapiens and the latter lineage brought about the chimpanzee species.
Newton did not devise the universal law of gravity by the apple that fell on his head from the tree under which he was sitting:
The first mention of an apple in relation to Newton came 60 years after his death by John Conduitt: ironically, Newton was a fervent man of God; he devoted his time to deciphering hidden messages in the Bibles and his study of scripture was held in greater passion than his love for science.
Chameleons do not change their color to match the background:
A change in color is actually the expression of the physical and physiological condition of the lizard. Their bodies are already naturally camouflaged to match their surroundings, changing colors depending on their mood and sometimes a sign of communication with other chameleons.
Bulls are not enraged by the color red
They are just agitated by the movement of the matador's cape.
Learnt something new today?
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