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Mind blowing facts.

Chapter 1: Facts you should read now.

1. Hot water will turn into ice faster than cold water.

An observation conducted in which a liquid (typically water) that is initially hot can freeze faster than the other liquid which is cold under similar conditions.

2. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.

People always wonder why Mona Lisa doesn't have any eyebrows. This mystery has been solved, all thanks to an engineer named Pascal Cotte. When Da Vinci had painted Mona Lisa, he indeed painted her eyebrows but over time these eyebrows were eroded due to cleaning over time to the point where it's no longer visible today.

3. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

We have to break it to you that tongue is not the strongest muscle in the body. The tongue itself is a muscle and it contains at least eight different muscles which are intertwine by creating a very flexible matrix. The strongest muscle in the body is Masseter which is responsible for lifting up the jaw.

4. Ants take rest for around 8 Minutes in 12-hour period.

Yes, surprising right? But not in the way we interpret sleep. James and Cottel have conducted research which shows that ants have a cyclical pattern of resting periods where each nest respite collectively which lasts for around eight minutes in a 12-hour period.

5. "I Am" is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

True, to make a sentence in English, it should both include a subject and predicate. In the sentence, 'I am', 'I' is subject and 'am' is a predicate and also expresses a complete thought. Thus, 'I am' is the shortest sentence in English.

6. Coca-Cola was originally green.

This is a total myth as Coca-Cola has always been the same colour right from the start since its invention in 1886. You should try reading Coca-Cola story of John S. Pemberton from Atlanta in 1886 for better clarifications.