Blog Post #18

Random Facts about sleeping:
The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes
A new baby typically results in 400-750 hours lost sleep for parents in the first year.
Scientists have not been able to explain a 1998 study showing a bright light shone on the backs of human knees can reset the brain's sleep-wake clock.
One third of your entire life is spent on sleep
It's impossible to tell if someone is really awake without close medical supervision. People can take cat naps with their eyes open without even being aware of it.

Blog Post #17

I was reading another random fact list and here a are a few of my favorites. All porcupines float in water. The hundred billionth crayon made by Crayola was Perriwinkle Blue. Crickets hear through their knees. During it's lifetime an oyster changes its sex from male to female and back several times. Cat urine glows under a black light. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th." Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

Blog Post #16

Today i was reading a friends blog just to check it out and she had wrote about a list of random facts she came across. This seemed fun to me so i decided to do it too. My favorite random facts that i read today were left handed people live slightly less longer than right handed people. People spend about 2 weeks of their lives at traffic lights. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. More people celebrate their birthdays in August than in any other month. When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop, even your heart, that is why you close your eyes. If Bill Gates drops a thousand dollars, he won’t even bother to pick it up because the 4 seconds he picks it up, he would’ve already earned it back. Bill Gates is 40 this year. If we assume that he will live for another 35 years, he has to spend US$6.78 Million per day to finish all his money before he dies. Cockroaches can live for 9 days after their head has been cut off. On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. A snail can sleep for three years. The electric chair was invented by a dentist. All polar bears are left handed.

Blog Post #15

There has been an increased rate of bedbugs in homes throughout the twin cities. They think that it has happened because of increased popularity in thrift stores and second-hand clothing shops. It is hard to tell if there are bedbugs in your home becasue they are very small and very flat. They can fit through and opening as small as a credit card. Plus most insects have become resistant to bug repelants. To get rid of them you have to either replace your mattress and bedding, or call a proffesional company to remove the bug. Both are quite expensive.