Trivia, The More You Know

Garlic is Known To Attract Leeches

Results showed leeches attached to the garlic arm in 14 seconds. On the clean arm they dilly dallied around for 44.9 seconds before they latched on to feed. This goes against everything we've heard about vampires avoiding garlic. Apparently they love it.

Tailgating Doesn't Speed Up Your Commute

Research out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2017 suggests that if we all keep an equal distance, similar to how birds in flocks fly, we'd get to our destinations twice as fast. The study confirmed that maintaining an equal distance between cars on either end of you gets you to your destination significantly faster than if you tailgate the car in front of you. Of course, you can't control the car behind you, which is why we all need to get on the same page and stop tailgating.

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The More You Know

  • The first breakfast cereal had to be soaked overnight before it could be eaten.
  • Warren Buffett has only sent one email in his life. It was sent to Jeff Raikes of Microsoft, and Buffett said it became his first and last email when it ended up in court.
  • The designer of the current United States flag was 17 at the time, and created it for a high school project. He received a B-.
  • Donkeys and dolphins are sometimes used as guard animals.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.