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Fun Fact Found: Rice

Goes well with almost all dishes, all around the world, and it is so healthy... Yeah, we are talking about rice. Here are some interesting facts about rice that you might not know;

• Rice is the second highest consumed worldwide production after corn, which is mostly grown for other purposes than human consumption. This makes rice the most important grain for human consumption.
• There are more than 40,000 varieties of rice growing on every continent except on Antarctica.
• In some traditions, people throw rice at bride and groom at their wedding, because it is a symbol of life and fertility.
• Rice is rich in carbohydrates, which are needed for the brain to function properly, and it is an excellent source of energy for physical activity.
• Of all the cereals, rice also contains the highest quality proteins. It contains little fat, and no cholesterol surprisingly!
• In Switzerland, there are small pillows made of natural textiles stuffed with rice. It is well for relieving back and neck pain. You should heat the pillow up in the microwave, and then position it over the painful area. Get well soon!
• Did you know that car brands Honda means main rice field and Toyota means bountiful rice field?

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Fun Quote Found: Jacques Lacan

"In other words, the man who is born into existence deals first with language; this is a given. He is even caught in it before his birth."

Fun Fact Found: Beer

Who would not enjoy a can of beer while watching TV or partying around? Here are some interesting facts about beer that you might not know;

• Beer is the second most popular beverage in the world, right after the tea.
• Women were the first professional brewers in the world.
• Did you know that beer was usually served for breakfast in Medieval England?
• The slaves in Ancient Egypt, who were building the pyramids were paid in beer. And this kind of beer was called kash, it is where the word cash comes from.
• The first six-pack of beer was produced in the 1940s. They found that six cans were the ideal weight for an average woman to carry home.
• According to a study, beer protects bone mineral density because of its high levels of silicon. And beer actually strengthens your bones.
• There are more than 400 different types of beers in the world. Belgium has the most individual beer brands.

Fun Fact Found: History

Alexander the Great invented a spying technique still used today. He made his soldiers write letters home, then he intercepted and read to discover who was against him. Off with his head? Maybe...

Fun Fact Found: Facebook

Lauren Michaels, a 23-year-old woman, created a group named "I Need Sex" on Facebook in 2008. She had 35 member is 10 minutes and she attracted many more then and chose some of them to sleep with. Facebook has since removed her page.

Fun Fact Found: Doctor Who

A great mystery to its fans, Doctor Who is our favourite TV series for 50 years. Independent from time and space, Doctor Who can be anywhere, any time. Here are some interesting facts about Doctor Who that you might not know;

• Look at this relation in Doctor Who! David Tennant is married to Georgia Moffett, who played the Doctor’s daughter, Jenny. Georgia is also the real-life daughter of the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison.
• Steven Moffat created The Weeping Angels, and he was inspired by a carved figure in a graveyard that he used to see when he went on family holidays. The graveyard was marked “dangerous”.
• Many episodes of the series were destroyed by the BBC in the 1960s and 70s for mostly saving space. 
• There are some collectors and broadcasters around the world helping to re-build the collection of missing episodes.
• Verity Lambert was the former production assistant of the creator Sydney Newman, and the first woman BBC employed as a producer.
• Bill Nighy and Benedict Cumberbatch turned down the role of The Doctor. Benedict Cumberbatch was offered the role of The Doctor following David Tennant’s tenure. He turned it down because of the high-profile coming with being part of such an enormous franchise. Bill Nighy also turned down the coveted role for the same reason.
• The Daleks’ creator, Terry Nation, originally based the aliens on the Nazis, creating them as the unhearing, unthinking, blanked-out face of authority that will destroy you because it wants to destroy you. 

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• This film is the first studio film and first commercial movie of David Lynch.
• The Elephant Man was not nominated for Best Make-up oscar. Because there were no best makeup category back then. Still, the category added to the Academy Awards, just because this film.
• John Hurt, the Elephant Man, had his makeup constructed from casts made of Joseph Merrick’s body, which has been preserved in the private museum of the Royal London Hospital.
• The makeup for the elephant man, took about eight hours to apply every day and it took about two hours to remove.
• The events on the film are not totally true, they are mostly fictions.
• Merrick, the elephant man had a peaceful and generally uneventful, if short, life at the hospital indeed.
• John Hurt was a hard smoker and he managed to smoke through this heavy makeup on set.

Fun Fact Found: Human Psychology

It is found that the personality of a person remains stable throughout life. There are three aspects that does not change throughout life; anxiety levels, friendliness and eagerness for novel experiences. Our roles in the society can change, our habits can change, our style of life can change but our basic personality does not, definitely!

Fun Fact Found: Demi Moore

We are wondering how she still keep that young! Demi Moore is a great mystery to all! Here are some interesting facts about Demi Moore that you might not know;

• Demi Moore's real name is Demetria Guynes.
• The first job she had was as a bill collector.
• In 1991, when she was seven months pregnant, she posed nude for Vanity Fair Magazine cover.
• She had many plastic surgeries to remove fat on some parts of her body; including her hips, tummy and behind and to enlarge her breasts on the other side.
• She is a keen doll collector.
• She hired the famous photographer Mario Testino to take some naked photos of her during her 41st birthday.

Fun Fact Found: Children

Wealthy families in ancient Greece, dipped their children at birth in olive oil to keep their skin as they are then; hairless throughout their lives.