A good friend will help you move, but a true friend will help you move a body.
~ Steven J. Daniels~
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Bookstores give some people the urge to poop.One Japanese expression called the Mariko Aoki phenomenon theorizes that walking into a bookstore ignites the urge to defecate. The condition is named after a woman who mentioned it in a magazine article in 1985. Science has yet to uncover a clear reason as to why this happens. But if you've ever experienced the Mariko Aoki phenomenon, know that you're not alone.
Scientists used to believe there were little people inside sperm.Fortunately, this idea has since been debunked, but the mental image will stay with you forever. Back in the 1600s, "preformationism" was a popular idea: the theory that living beings grow from smaller versions of themselves, writes Popular Science. Per this theory, people believed that there were fully formed humans curled up in sperm cells (or, depending on who you were talking to, egg cells). They also believed that every person carried all of their future offspring with them, and that those offspring carried their future offspring with them, and so on. It's the Russian-nesting-doll scenario from your worst nightmare.
Walt Disney almost named the seven dwarves Chesty, Tubby, Burpy, Deafy, Hickey, Wheezy, and Awful.No, that's not a list of symptoms. Those are the names Walt Disney considered naming the characters of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Can you imagine the lovely Snow White dancing merrily with Burpy and Hickey? It may have been a whole other kind of movie.
When you see a shooting star, it could just be astronaut poop.When astronaut poop is released into space, it burns up with an effect much like a shooting star. This means that some of the amazing phenomena you've seen in the night sky could just be astronauts dumping their waste. Do wishes made on flying poop still come true? Let's hope so.
Starfish eat with their stomachs inside out.
Starfish, also known as sea stars, mostly eat bivalves, like clams and mussels. When a starfish catches its food, the creature wraps its arms around its prey's shell and squeezes until the shell is slightly open. Then, the starfish pushes its stomach up out of its mouth (which is located on its underside) and into the prey's shell. After it digests the animal inside the shell, the starfish slides its stomach back into its body. We're pretty sure this never happened to Patrick from Spongebob.
The U.S. Navy uses military dolphins to help defend the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons.The fate of the world is in the hands (er, fins) of dolphins. Naval Base Kitsap is a marine base 20 miles from Seattle which houses nearly a quarter of the country's nuclear weapons. It's high security, which is why the U.S. Navy has trained dolphins to defend the waters around the base. The animals are trained in San Diego at a program called The Navy Marine Mammal Program at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), which trains dolphins and sea lions for service in the U.S. Navy.
Fear can actually make your blood curdle.
You've likely heard of a "bloodcurdling scream," but it's more than just an expression. In an experiment, scientists found that watching a horror movie increased the coagulant in subjects' blood. This increases the blood's ability to clot, which is likely a defense mechanism in anticipation of an attack.
The universe is officially colored "Cosmic Latte."
In 2002, scientists determined that all light in the universe averages to be a slightly beige color they've coined as "Cosmic Latte." If you're thinking the name sounds like it should be a Starbucks drink, you're right; astronomer Peter Drum came up with the name as he was sitting in a Starbucks reading an article about the experiment and realized that the color was strikingly similar to that of his latte.
Bees make honey by regurgitating nectar.Some people think that honey is bee vomit, which isn't exactly the case. Instead, the sweet treat is created through the regurgitation of nectar. After a bee sucks the nectar from a plant, it stores it in its stomach. Then, it regurgitates it into another bee's mouth, repeating the process until the nectar is ultimately deposited in a honeycomb. Bees then fan the honeycomb with their wings to speed up the process of evaporation. Then, they seal the comb with a secretion from their abdomen until it hardens into beeswax. This WTF fact is sweet enough to eat.
Turtles breathe out of their butts.It's true, some freshwater turtles can breathe out of their butts. This is an anatomical tactic turtles use to conserve energy while they're hibernating in winters You gotta do what you gotta do.
A head of human hair is strong enough to support 12 tons.Your hair is stronger than you think. A single strand of hair can hold 30 ounces, and a whole head of hair can support 12 tons (which is roughly the size of two elephants.) Next time you go to the zoo, see if they'll let you try it out.
The World's Oldest Hotel Has Been Operating Since 705 A.D.The Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan in Yamanashi, Japan, holds the Guinness World Record for being the oldest hotel in the world. The hot-spring hotel sits at the foot of the stunning Akaishi Mountains and has been in operation since it was founded by Fujiwara Mahito in 705 A.D. Since then, it's been in the hands of some 52 generations of the same family for more than 1,300 years.
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Good morning ever Boomie.
Happy day after yesterday.
We had a very cold day here. My neck of the woods needed a turtle neck and high collar.
Should be a bit warmer here for Wednesday.
I got nothing going on except my friend Charlsye is bringing Beau out for another visit.
Have a super day everyone.
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It was a long full day but I'm no worse for wear! 
Wishing you all a Happy Day! 
