#StrayFactsSaturday

there’s a species of moth native to california and mexico that was named neopalpa donaldtrumpi because the scales on the moth’s head resemble donald trump’s hairstyle

#StrayFactsSaturday

most first dates end with both people lying to each other’s face

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women stop being considered “generically attractive” around 35–40

men stop being considered “generically attractive” around 50–55

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you never experience the present moment, ever

your brain takes ~100ms to process what you see hear & feel. by the time youre conscious of something, it already happened

sound & vision process at different speeds. your brain waits, then stitches everything into one fake "now"

#StrayFactsSaturday

time passes slower the closer you are to a massive object. the clocks on gps satellites have to be constantly corrected because they run slightly faster in orbit than on the ground

your head ages faster than your feet. you are, technically, older at the top than at the bottom

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american cheese is so far from real cheese that many countries legally ban it from being called cheese at all

it’s ultra-processed, high in sodium, and contains emulsifying salts and artificial additives

nature did not make that. a food engineer with a spreadsheet did

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you are constantly breathing in atoms that were once part of other people

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you can’t swallow twice in a row without pausing

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you can’t hum while holding your nose