Health & Food

In the Human Genome, Chromosome 7 has a Gene Which Was Named “Sonic Hedgehog”.

25 Feb

In the Human Genome, Chromosome 7 has a Gene Which Was Named “Sonic Hedgehog”.

In 2006, this and other genes were given more professional sounding names because they were considered insensitive to those who suffer from mutations of these genes. I mean, how would you like to be told you have a genetic mutation in your ‘faint sausage’? Or that you are particularly sensitive to alcohol because you have a mutated ‘cheap date’ gene? Exactly!

The Largest Living Organism Is a Giant Honey Mushroom Fungus that Covers 3.4 Miles.

24 Feb

The Largest Living Organism Is a Giant Honey Mushroom Fungus that Covers 3.4 Miles.

Anyone up for risotto? You could feed the world’s hungry with this bad boy I reckon. The honey mushroom is well known for it’s ability to grow to huge scales but nobody expected to find one of this size!

Your tap water could contain traces of what you flushed away last week.

1 Feb

Your tap water could contain traces of what you flushed away last week.

We all know that your diet has drastic effects on your health and happiness but did you know that after what you’ve flushed away ends up back in your tap water? Yeah,..yum!

Chocolate does not cause acne. Nor do bugers, fries or pizzas.

25 Jan

Chocolate does not cause acne. Nor do bugers, fries or pizzas.

But Jelly Beans will,…defo!
What The Fact?
In fact, there’s a whole bunch of foods that can cause acne, or acne vulgaris to give it its more embarrassing name!  It all hails back from the 50’s when it was assumed that because chocolate is very rich in fats and so is sebum.  Sebum is an oily kind of skin [...]

Technically, banana trees don’t exist. Bananas grow on really big herbs!

20 Jan

Technically, banana trees don’t exist.  Bananas grow on really big herbs!

Just like ‘Day of the Triffids‘ right?  The banana plant is the world’s largest herb and can grow up to around 8 meters tall.  The reason the plant is classified as a herb is because there are no woody fibres in the trunk,..which means the ‘trunk’ is actually a stem.  What’s kinda cool is that [...]

Fruit Flies hold the answer to getting slim.

7 Jan

Fruit Flies hold the answer to getting slim.

I should point out that scoffing down a bowl of flies isn’t going to help you lose weight.  Other than the fact of course that you’ll very likely be ‘blowing-chunks’ for an hour afterwards.  Regardless,  scientists may have found a way to inhibit the way we store fat from studying these nasty little turd munchers. [...]

Cigarettes can contain whale vomit!

30 Dec

Cigarettes can contain whale vomit!

Go on, ask any smoker you like if they honestly give a rat’s ass?

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