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80+ Intriguing Facts That Would Blow Your Mind
Here are some amazing facts you should know.
1. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep your eyes from shedding tears.
2. People say “Bless you” when you sneeze because your heart stops for a millisecond when you sneeze and that could lead to death if the heart doesn’t restart immediately.
3. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.
4. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
5. Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
6. Ants hate cucumbers so when cucumber skins are placed in/around ant holes, it chases the ants away.
7. Cleaning a mirror with sprite makes its sparkle.
8. To remove chewing gum from clothes, keep the cloth in the freezer for one hour before washing.
9. Men think about sex 19 times a day, while women think about sex 10 times a day.
10. A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
11. What is called “French kiss” in the English-speaking world, is known in France as “English kiss”.
12. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
13. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
14. To whiten white clothes: soak them in hot water with a slice of Lemon for 10 minutes before washing.
15. To give a shine to your hair, add one teaspoon of vinegar to it before washing.
16. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
17. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
18. If the amount of water in your body is reduced by just 1%, you’ll feel thirsty. If it’s reduced by 10%, you’ll die.
19. Hot water is heavier than cold water of same quantity.
20. The female lion does ninety percent of the hunting.
21. A crocodile can’t move its tongue and cannot chew. Its digestive juices are so strong that it can digest a steel nail.
22. Snails breathe through their feet.
23. You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath.
24. Money notes are not made from paper, they are made from a special blend of cotton and linen.
25. To remove ink from clothes, put a generous amount of toothpaste on the ink spot, allow to dry completely, then wash off.
26. The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male’s head off.
27. To get maximum juice out of lemons, soak lemon in hot water for one hour before juicing. Same goes for orange and grape.
28. You can’t breathe through your nose with your tongue out.
29. To avoid the smell of cabbage while cooking, keep a piece of bread on the cabbage.
30. Tea is said to have been discovered in 2737 BC by a Chinese emperor when some tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water.
31. It’s against the law to belch or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
32. A human is born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
33. Just like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different.
34. Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not.
35. Black pepper serves as an insecticide for rats.
36. About 90% of heart attacks occur during the early hours of the morning, to reduce this take a glass of water before going to bed at night.
37. A shrimp’s heart is in its head.
38. Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
39. A duck’s quack doesn’t echo even in an empty room.
40. In the course of an average lifetime you will, while sleeping, eat 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders.
41. Most lipsticks contain fish scales.
42. Sound travels 15 times faster through steel than through the air.
43. Human birth control pills work on gorillas.
44. A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber.
45. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
46. The word “queue” is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
47. Owls are the only birds that can see the colour blue.
48. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue.
49. The average person laughs 10 times a day.
50. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
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51. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
52. Most men especially Nigerians suffer from Gametophobia: fear of getting married, and staying committed.
53. 27% of all food production in Western nations ends up in garbage cans. Yet, 1.2 billion people are underfed.
54. Ostriches can run faster than horses, and the males can roar like lions.
55. Sharks and Rays don’t have bones and they are the only animals that don’t get cancer.
56. The porpoise is second to man as the most intelligent animal on the planet.
57. Coca-Cola drink would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.
58. A pig’s orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
59. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
60. Leonardo da Vince could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
61. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
62. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because farting in a space suit damages the suit.
63. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like peanuts, and worms like fried bacon.
64. “Almost” is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
65. More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
66. Honey is the only food that does not spoil.
67. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian and had only ONE testicle.
68. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a “Friday the 13th.”
69. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
70. The hardest part of being in a new relationship is learning how to suppress fart all over again.
71. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks – otherwise, it will digest itself.
72. “Rhythm” is the longest English word without a vowel.
73. A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off.
74. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
75. Gorillas sleep as much as fourteen hours per day.
76. On average, dogs have better eyesight than humans, although not as colourful.
77. Cats often rub up against people and furniture to lay their scent and mark their territory.
78. You can tell the sex of a horse by its teeth. Most males have 40, females have 36.
79. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day.
80. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
81. Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe.
According to Wikipedia, a national identification number, national identity number, or national insurance number is used by the governments of many countries as a means of tracking their citizens, permanent residents, permanent residents, and temporary residents for the purposes of work, taxation, government benefits, health care, and other governmentally-related functions. The number appears on identity documents issued by several countries.
Below are 7 things you need to know about the NIN in Nigeria
- The NIN is your assured digital identity
- The NIN is a set of 11 numbers assigned to an individual at the completion of enrolment into the national identity database
- The NIN is cannot be transferred from one person to another
- The NIN is used to verify your identity as a citizen
- Your NIN is what identifies you and can suffice for ID purposes
- The NIN is for life, it does not expire
- The NIN is a must – have for all citizens
Visit http://nimc.gov.ng/ for more details
Nigeria gained Independence from the Great Britain on 1st October, 1960. Ever since then, October 1 has been set aside to celebrate the nation for its freedom from the shackles of colonialism. 2020 is the 60th time Nigeria will be marking the day.
A majority of Nigerians are not happy about the state of the country and suggest that no one should celebrate Nigeria at sixty years of age. Corruption in governance, unemployment, inadequate social amenities, kidnapping and many other breaches of sanity steal the atmosphere of the nation.
Amidst all, these ten reasons posit why Nigerians must celebrate and merry on this day, 1st October, 2020.
They include:
- There is hope for Nigeria
Hope is not finished for Nigeria. Nigerians can still have progressive dream for their dear country, whether such dream translates to reality in due time is another thing. Nigerians contesting political positions can come with promises of change and development every four years. There can be better days ahead if conscious and right efforts are made. Nigeria can be better.
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- Nigeria is sovereign
If Nigeria were still dependent literally on another country, Nigerians would definitely be under external control too. Colonialism is not a thing to wish for. The fact that Nigeria is independent is worth celebrating. Nigeria has the free political will which she guard jealously and being held in high esteemed by other countries.
- Nigerians are doing well
Nigerians are doing well and making the nation proud within and outside the country. Nigerians are hustling in an innovative manner and engaging in legitimate ventures they find worth doing, be it business, research, production, governance, diplomacy amongst other things. Many distinguished persons are making Nigeria proud even though few some still put her in bad light. Recently, a Nigerian, Kaycee Madu was made first Black Canadian Justice Minister, this is a pointer to how well Nigerians are doing in disapora.
- Nigeria is not in wartime
War is not fun. Those who witnessed the civil war of 1967 to 1970 will always have unpleasant tales to tell about the war which was characterised by colossal loss of lives and valuable properties. Nigeria at 60, we are in the peacetime, the rule of law is obtainable and right to life is not outrightly threatened, for this Nigeria must celebrate, notwithstanding the fact that Nigeria can do more in this regard.
- Abundance of Resource abound
Despite mismanagement and underutilisation of resources Nigeria is blessed with by caretakers, those rich natural resources have not vanished the land. Oil still flows, limestone, iron ore and marbles have not been used up, plants still grow generally in the country, many other resources abound. Nigerians must celebrate her national pride.
- Diplomatic ties are not severed
The sixty year old nation enjoys good relationship with countries around the world. Conflicts with any nation are well resolved before escalation. Worthy of mention is the recent issue of flight ban between Nigeria and UAE which was settled in due course. The wonderful relationship with other nations has led to great development in the nation via financial aid, infrastructures, medical facilities supplication, scholarships and lot more other benefits.
- Nigeria remains the Giant of Africa
Nigeria remains the Giant of Africa against all odds. Nigeria has got the number being the most populous Black nation in the world. She has one of the largest economy in the developing world. For her diversity, heterogeneity and abundance of resources, Nigeria remains the giant of Africa. This has forever remain an identity that won’t fade, Nigerians need to celebrate for that. Many other nations want to be called Giant.
- Nigeria’s beautiful Culture persists
Awesome culture is an interesting part of being Nigerian. Every tribe has its fantastic way of life. Culture is beautifully diverse. Nigeria has numerous clothing manners, sense of fashion, building styles, delicacies amongst other things. Despite sixty years of independence, those culture of awesomeness tarry. Nigerians must celebrate this.
- Nigeria is a country with funny and happy people
So many hilarious persons domicile in the Giant of Africa. Nigerians love to make one another happy. A good number has turned it to a venture making huge amount for them. This lay emphasis on Nigerians’ innovative prowess. A scroll through any social media platform is enough to confirm that. Nigerians are deliberately happy people despite all what they face.
- Independence day is once in a year
1st October comes only once in a year. Celebrate Nigeria on this day and hope for better days ahead while doing your part diligently.
When it comes to temperament, there are basically four kinds of people on earth, but when behaviours are in play, you can be sure there is a plethora of them. If you bank regularly, you will easily relate to the things on this list. You must have encountered one or more of this kind of people in a bank, they are everywhere and can really get on one’s nerves. Check them out.
1. The Pen Borrowers
It won’t hurt if every Nigerian will spend N20 to acquire a pen rather than borrowing one in a bank which they usually fail to return. Once you lend out your pen to these borrowers, you have to close mark them else your pen is gone for good. It’s either you won’t recognize the person again or he will tell you “sorry I gave it to the woman over there” when you finally fish him out. Pen borrowers would not bring a pen to the bank but would go home with more than one, this is why most banks attach a rope to their pens. To think that these banks do not trust customers with a common pen, while the customers trust them with their life savings, is alarming.
2. The People Who Always Forget to Drop The Duplicate Slip
It’s either they are in a hurry or are a novice to the banking procedure. These set of people after their transactions will just march out of the banking hall, pink slip in hand. Then later rush back to drop it or complain about an unsuccessful credit transaction which is most often their fault. They raise their voices in their ignorance and succeed in attracting the attention of virtually everyone in the hall.
3. The Ghost Queue Members
Also known as “I’m behind you” people, these types are really annoying. The first thing they do when they enter a bank is to pick a spot in the queue before going to get deposit/withdrawal slip. Just when other faithful queue members are about to get to the front, their ghost colleagues show up to claim reserved spots. It gets funny at times when about ten people would tell one person “I’m at your back,” only to come back to see other ghost members claiming the same spot. At the end of the day, this causes confusion and if the bank officials do not intervene it may result in a serious fracas.
4. The Queue Jumpers
These ones are worse than the former, they don’t believe in the Nigerian phrase – first come, first serve. They walk into the banking hall and head straight to the counter as though the people in the queue permanently live there. The rich and influential do this a lot, but it will only be courteous for them to seek permission from the people behind them before jumping the queue. Even President Obama once jumped a queue apologetically at a barbecue joint in Texas, he even went ahead to buy lunch for the family whose spot he took. Some other people jump queues systematically by giving the person in front their money to help them pay in.
5. The Bank Door Rejectees
Sometimes it’s the people at fault and other times the stubborn door that would not let them in. These people will always have a problem with bank doors, and before you know it they will start stripping off their belts, keys, mobile phones, umbrella, pieces of jewellery and of course, weapons if they have any.
6. The Wealthy Customers
These people can take forever in a bank with huge amounts of money, making other customers with little money wait for hours before doing their transactions. It also happens during ATM withdrawals, this kind of customer will keep withdrawing until the person behind him who probably has just N5,000 in his account would plead with him not to bankrupt the machine. Nigerians are good at bad mouthing though, ‘Oga you wan finish the money?”
7. The Slip Wasters
It’s amazing how people can make silly mistakes on slips as though they were writing JAMB. This kind of people can waste slip, they keep cancelling, tearing, squeezing and taking another one. The most difficult part is writing the amount in words, they just keep rewriting the word version of N8735 to get the most accurate spelling.
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8. The Trouble Makers
The best thing is to avoid these type because any slightest comment or contribution will aggravate their anger. They come to the bank to fight the manager and any other person that crosses their path. They are the ones who right from the entrance start lamenting about how the ATM debited them without paying, and how the bank must revert their money else they would close down the account.
9. The Waiting Thief
If you are sensitive you will notice that not everyone that comes to the bank is a customer. Some are there to monitor customers who leave with big money and then follow them outside to steal from them. You will see them hanging around without doing any transaction, just looking around and passing information with their mobile phones to their colleagues outside even though they know it is not allowed to use your mobile phone in the banking hall.
10. The Exile Men
These set of people probably just woke up from 1999, and usually do not remember the date. They will ask you for today’s date and even after you tell them the correct date, they will ask someone else to confirm.
11. The Rest Room Users
The only reason they come to the bank is to use the restroom not to deposit, withdraw or inquire. They would walk in majestically, pick a slip from the counter and then pretend to be filling it while trying to locate the restroom with their eyes. Once their bowels have been emptied, they squeeze the slip and head out of the bank feeling relieved and happy with themselves for a successful mission.
12. The Idle Bankers
This applies mostly to ladies that have no business in the bank and they are not thieves either. It’s either they accompanied someone to the bank, or they just came in to pass time and enjoy the chilling atmosphere. Some very idle people go to the extent of spending an hour in a bank doing the following; queue up to withdraw money from their account, join another queue after withdrawing to deposit the same money into the same account. How pathetic can they be?
13. The Meticulous Counters
This group of people do not want to hear that their hard earned money was short of a note after they leave the bank, so they would take hours still on the queue, counting and confirming every single note.
14. The Questionnaires
You would find mostly teenagers and older people as human questionnaires in a bank. They would ask you about everything in the bank and where to fill in their details. The only thing left is for them to ask you to help spell their name.
15. The Perverts
These are the rarest but most irritating people you would find in a bank. They are mostly guys and would always want to queue behind or in front of a lady (a well endowed one). Basically, their aim is to feed their eyes with boobs/butt. If possible, they would occasionally brush their hands over it and then say “sorry, it was a mistake.” How are we sure it wasn’t a mistake? It keeps happening!
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