The surprising benefits of viagra and other #FridayFunFacts
Have you ever realised that banana flavoured things don't taste anything like banana? That's because the artificial flavour is based on a type of banana that was totally wiped out in the 1950s.
Speaking of pre-1950s phenomena, let's talk about the nazis. Amongst being the most awful and horrible people ever, ever, the Nazis also produced the world's first anti-smoking campaign. Isn't life so wonderfully complex?
Whether you believe in the Norse gods or not, we all revere them, six days of the week. Sunday (Sunnandæg) Honours the sun god, Monday (Mōnandæg) honours the moon god, Tuesday (Tīwesdæg) honours the chief god, Tiwas, Wednesday (Wōdnesdæg) honours Odin who you may remember as the beardy, one-eyed dad of Thor, who has his on day on Thursday (Þūnresdæg), and his sister Freja, has her day on Friday (Frīgedæg). Saturday is the only day on which we pay homage to the Roman god, or planet, Saturn.
The Alaskan town of Talkeenta, honours their former mayor, Stubbs, who was mayor of the town for 20 years. That's a pretty good running for any politician, but especially this one, since Stubbs was a cat.
Nobody likes wilting flowers. In fact, nobody likes wilting anything. So scientists found that the solution to one wilting thing actually works marvellously to help another wilting thing stay, um, erect. Next time you want your bouquet of roses to stand tall, smash up a viagra - yes - and dissolve it in the water in your vase. This helps the flowers keep it up for a week longer than normal.
