People often think they’re breathing oxygen, but are actually breathing nitrogen (78%) with a side serving of oxygen (21%) in argon sauce (1%), spiced up with CO2, H2O & a dash of neon & krypton (etc.)
TIL our ear nerves transmit info to the brain some 20x faster than our eyes, and our brains just subconsciously deal with the difference when observing a noisy event.
Only when something's 10-12 metres away does the slowness of sound make both sensory inputs match up naturally
Johannes Hofer, the man who coined the term nostalgia, saw it as a disease which caused weeping and heart palpitations. He recommended laxatives or narcotics as a cure.
While you're reading this, just take this brief moment to...
relax all your face muscles
unclench your jaw
relax your shoulders
breathe in deep
love yourself
exhale
repeat
🙏❤
Brexit effect now visible in the UK as asking prices rise by just 0.4% this month at what is usually the start of a busy Spring market
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