Information Is Interesting

It's time to refresh our brains with another list of fascinating fact lets. These mini-facts are all science based and should be news to some readers.

1. Raindrops are not shaped like a teardrop (as they are almost always depicted in drawings) – they are actually spherical.

2. When something "sublimes" it turns directly into a gas from a solid – bypassing the liquid state. This is what would happen if you throw dry-ice into a fire.

3. Gorillas sleep in nests – they weave together soft foliage and bent branches from trees. Males tend to like sleeping on the ground while females like to have their nests in trees.

4. Champagne doesn't fizz because of carbon dioxide – it fizzes because of dirt or dust. In a completely smooth glass with no dust molecules in it, champagne would be completely still.

5. Most digestion occurs, not in the stomach, but in the small intestine. This may be the reason that a person can be bulimic whilst still staying fat.

6. The red juice that comes out of rare steak is not blood – it is myoglobin a close relative of blood. Almost all the blood has been removed from a steak by the time it hits the market.

7. Plastic bags are better than paper bags for the environment. The manufacturing process that makes paper bags requires far more energy than that which produces plastic. Recycling paper bags takes more energy than recycling plastic, and paper bags take up more space in a landfill. Because landfills are usually airtight beneath the surface, paper and plastic are equally bad at biodegrading.

8. Polar bears are fascinating creatures. Their fur is transparent (not white), their skin is black (not white), and when kept in warm humid environments, their fur can turn green from algae.

9. Pet allergies are usually not allergies to fur but allergies to the animal's dead skin, saliva, or waste matter. Regularly cleaning pets can dramatically reduce allergies.

10. The tongue map is a lie – you can taste all tastes on all parts of the tongue. The tongue map is derived from a discredited German paper from 1901.

11. When you hold a shell to your ear to hear the sea, the sound you hear is actually your own blood rushing through your veins! You can use any cup shaped object to hear this effect.

12. When you are alive, your brain is pink. When you die, it turns grey. While we describe the brain as "gray matter" and "white matter", this is not a true description of its color.

13. Mercury, the fascinating liquid metal is not the only liquid metal. Gallium is solid at room temperature but will melt if held in your hand, caesium (Cs), and francium (Fr) – the second rarest naturally occurring element, can also be liquid at or near room temperature.

14. Dolphins don't drink water – if they drank sea water it would make them ill and potentially kill them. They get all of their liquid needs through the foods they eat.

With innumerable bar drink recipes circulating across the web, it is really difficult for someone to find the perfect drinks for a cocktail party. Whether you are planning to throw a party, or going to want to hang out with friends and enjoy a night out, you need to know about the bar drinks. Everyone has a taste of his own, and that is the reason bar drinks vary from one place to another. A drink that is popular in the nightclubs of Las Vegas might not be the best one in the pubs of London. Therefore, it is always safe to possess some idea of the different types of bar drinks, and, at the same time, avoid embarrassing situations when you hang out with your friends or with your partner. As you know, the popularity of bar drinks varies from one place to another, and it is literally impossible for someone to collect information of every drink recipe. However, if you want, you can at least check out the top ten bar drinks that you can find in almost every bar. Whether you are planning for a home bar or just for partying with friends, this top ten bar drink list could be helpful.

Currently on the market? Good for you, girl! But make sure you read this post before rushing into a new relationship. Here are ten types of man that are not likely to make you happy, and from my point of view, it’s better to stay away from them as soon as they show one of these patterns.

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Guys that love sports more then you

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Paranoid men

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Men who just haven’t grown up

Cruel men

We all know about serial killers like Jack the Ripper and Charles Manson but there are some that are virtually unheard of. However, this does not mean that they weren’t as ruthless or heartless- just that they managed to remain in the shadows.

1. John Robinson





According to research, over 11 women have been linked to this serial killer- they are either missing or dead. He carried out these murders over a course of 16 years and made sure that some of them would never be found. Robinson had four children and was passionate about two things- murder and money.

2. Larry Eyler





Larry Eyler attacked his victims and killed them on highways which is why he was referred to as the Highway Killer. He would lure men towards secluded area, beat them up and murder them. His victims were almost always disemboweled. Eyler eventually confessed that he had killed 21 people.

3. Peter Kurten





Kurten killed young women every week during 1929. The bodies would be found horribly mutilated and slashed to death. He confused the police and made it seem like he was helping them find the bodies. This serial killer killed over 30 people but allegedly said that he would have liked to kill more simply because he enjoyed it.

4. Arthur Shawcross





After a brief stint with the army, Shawcross returned to America and married four different women over the years. He started killing young boys and girls in 1972- he would take them to isolated areas and strangle them to death. He spent 15 years in jail after which he started killing prostitutes.

5. Bobby Joe Long





Long would first rape women and then murder them- he took nine lives in 1 year. He was very accident prone when he was growing up and his mother was overly protective of him. By the time he was arrested, he had killed 9 and raped 50 women.

6. Carl Panzram





Carl Panzram spent many years in jail where he was tortured, beaten and sexually abused. By the time he came out, he was full of hatred. He killed people in different parts the world including Europe, South America and Scotland. In Africa, he killed his victims and fed their bodies to crocodiles. Panzram also raped and murdered two young boys.

7. Peter Sutcliffe





Peter Sutcliffe killed 13 women and attacked seven others but let them go. His most brutal crime was committed on a middle-aged women who was walking down the street one night. He hit her on the head till she fainted and then cut open her stomach but ran away without killing her.

8. Dennis Nilsen





Dennis Nilsen liked to kidnap young boys and force them to sleep over at his house. He would then kill these boys because he was scared that they would leave him. He kept the dead bodies in his house and made them pose all around to make it look like they were eating or bathing or sleeping.

9. Fritz Haarmann





Fritz Haarmann seduced a young boy and spent several months in jail. 5 years later Fritz told them that he had killed a boy and hidden his head in his apartment- in the kitchen to be precise

10. Gerard Schaefer





Gerard Schaefer was arrested in 1973 for killing two people but it is said that he killed 30 more. Because he was an ex-policemen, women would trust him enough to follow him after which he would rape, mutilate and murder them.