Curious Mind Blowing Facts - 45
It's 2025
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Google Dolly Parton in a browser. MacBook or iPhone works - Tap the big butterfly in the centre. Enjoy! π¦π¦π¦βs appearβ¦https://colonialproperties.com/blog/butterflies-everywhere-at-dollywood
About 10.4 percent of the world's population is married to a second cousin or closer, or is the product of such a union. That's about 750 million people.
iPhone users are MORTIFIED to discover their calculator app has a secret history. So, if you'd rather no one knew about the time you had to check the result for 2+2, here's how to find and clear your calculator's history. (iOS 18 or Later) https://www.wikihow.com/IPhone-Calculator-History
Waking up at 3 or 4 a.m. is common. This can happen due to natural sleep cycles. Stress and anxiety may also cause early waking. As people age, sleep patterns change, leading to earlier awakenings. Lifestyle factors, like alcohol or caffeine, can disrupt sleep. To improve sleep, maintain a regular schedule and create a calming bedtime routine.
A big-box store
It gets its name from the historically characteristic box shape of the physical store. Typically large national chains.
These stores are set up in large buildings with more than 50,000 square feet of space and are often plainly designed. Examples include Costco, Walmart, Home Depot, Ikea and many others.
What makes a domain name valuable? Two-letter domain names are among the rarest, with fewer than 700 in existence. These domains are highly sought after due to their memorability, ease of typing, and ability to transcend language barriers. Notable sales include βwe.comβ for $8 million, βjd.comβ for $5 million, βig.comβ for $4.8 million, and βmi.comβ for $3.2 million.
However, the most expensive domain ever sold wasnβt a two-letter name. It was βcars.com,β a four-letter domain that sold for $872 million to media giant Gannett Co., Inc. Other high-value sales include:
Business.com: Valued at $345 million
LasVegas.com: Sold for $90 million in 2005
CarInsurance.com: Valued at $49.7 million
Insurance.com: Valued at $35.6 million
So, what do the priciest domain names have in common? Theyβre short, memorable, and often tied to highly searched keywords or established brands. Similarly, in search engine marketing, the highest Cost Per Click (CPC) keywords are driven by demand in competitive industries with high customer lifetime value. These industries are willing to pay premium prices for new customers due to their significant long-term benefits.
The most expensive CPC keywords include:
Insurance: $50 per click (24% of Google searches)
Loans: $45 per click (13% of Google searches)
Mortgage: $47 per click (9% of Google searches)
Attorney: $47 per click (3.5% of Google searches)
Credit: Over $36 per click (3.2% of Google searches)
Both domain prices and keyword costs reflect the immense value placed on visibility in high-demand industries.
Humans shed around 200 million skin cells each hour.
Our adult bodies have become home to approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels.
And the Straddler goes to:
The USA has some cities that are in 2 states - straddle the borders-
Like Bristol which is in Virginia & Tennessee
Texarkana which is in Arkansas and Texas
Texhoma which is in Oklahoma and Texas
Union City which is in Indiana and Ohio
Canada has a couple of cities that are in 2 provinces.
Like Lloydminster which is located in both Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces.
And Flin Flon is Located in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan
World cities that straddle other countries
Like Baarle, is split between Belgium and the Netherlands
Astara straddles Azerbaijan and Iran
Istanbul, Turkey gets the Straddler Prize (not a real prize) that straddles two continents, Europe and Asia,
And Bratislava, Slovakia
The capital of Slovakia, Bratislava is the only national capital in the world to border two other countries, Austria and Hungary. (3 countries - gets runner-up for a Straddler Prize).
German chocolate cake was invented in Texas by a guy with the last name German.
Remember Florence from The Jeffersons, a spin-off of All in the Family? It might seem like Marla Gibbs got her big break then, but she kept working as a flight attendant for American Airlines for two more years after landing the role. Over her seven-decade career, she has worked as an actress, singer, comedian, writer, and television producer. Now 93 years old, she remains a millionaire.
Detroit was the wealthiest city in the world and the fourth-largest city in the United States during the 1950βs. Detroit in more recent years: https://pau1.substack.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-detroit
As of October 2024, there were 5.52 billion people using the internet worldwide, which is 67.5% of the global population.
The air fryer is a hoax. The idea that air frying is a relatively new cooking technique is a myth. Your air fryer is just a little convection oven with a fan system that really blows. https://qz.com/air-fryer-hoax-myth-origin-convection-oven-1851378365
Recent studies have shown that a seven day vacation seems like just the right amount of time to take off. Try to allow a rest day before getting back to work at the end of it. Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
βExpertise attained after 10,000 hours practiceβ (Malcolm Gladwell). Disowned by the supposed proponents.
More Debunking: https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2022/12/31/more-debunked-or-questioned-psychological-studies
Fredric J. Baur, the inventor of the Pringles can, is buried in a Pringles can. He requested that part of his cremated remains be put inside a Pringles can in his grave in Springfield Township, Ohio.
Ants count their steps to know how far they are from their nest. They also use the Sunβs position in the sky to find the shortest way back home. Bees do something similar by following UV light patterns in the sky.
Nobody can Predict the Future - Predictions frequently miss the mark:
The Average American Spent 2.5 Months on Their Phone in 2024:
Americans check their phones 205 times per day.
80.6% check their phones within the first 10 minutes of waking up.
78.2% feel uneasy leaving their phone at home.
76% check their phones within five minutes of receiving a notification.
65.7% use their phone on the toilet.
53.7% have texted someone in the same room.
51.3% sleep with their phone at night.
43.2% consider themselves βaddictedβ to their phones.
48.3% have never gone longer than 24 hours without their cell phone.
39.6% feel panic or anxiety when their phone battery goes below 20%.
38.1% use or look at their phone while on a date.
27% use or look at their phone while driving.
https://www.reviews.org/mobile/cell-phone-addiction/
Boring Company
Temu is projected to earn more than $50 billion in total sales this year, according to analysts from AB Bernstein and Tech Buzz China, potentially tripling its 2023 figure. Temuβs website now gets nearly 700 million visits worldwide every month, and Apple recently revealed it was the most downloaded app of 2024 on iPhones in the US.
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Good advice!
You learn something every day!
It's interesting how our experience and perceptions take us to logical, but wrong, conclusions.
One of the first 'big box' stores in Australia was called 'Half-Case Warehouse'. You literally had to buy a minimum of half a case of something.
The association in my mind was 'big box' (of stuff) and lower prices.
Same with CostCo .... and others I've seen around the world.
Add the fact that goods in these places were often displayed in their 'big boxes', rather than in carefully arranged shelf displays....
From all that, I always thought I knew the reason for the name; it never occurred to me it was about the way the stores were built.
Who woulda thunk?
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