Daily Dose of Curiosity
‘If you’re too old for dancing, get yourself a monkey gland’ The above tagline refered to Serge Voronoff’s work. The above line is from a song called Monkey Doodle Doo by Irving Berlin, which refers to the real monkey testicle transplants done by Voronoff. Voronoff believed that transplanting chimpanzee testicles can reverse aging in humans and, ultimately, that problems like loss … Read more
The “its” here is ambiguous. If “its” refers to the USA, there actually isn’t a formally correct answer. Informally, Washington state evokes Washington, DC. But the US capital’s name is officially the District of Columbia. The District was originally home to multiple cities, including Alexandria, Georgetown, and Washington. Alexandria was returned to Virginia, and the District of Columbia … Read more
Psychopaths say “um” more frequently in order to appear like a normal person. It is incredibly easy to pass a Polygraph Test if you trick yourself into thinking that everything is fine and that everything you say is the truth, no matter what. When you lie, you may shake your head. This is your body … Read more
Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl pretended to be illiterate to fool his captors, who believed him to be so stupid that they gave him almost free rein of the camp. He was able to secretly memorize the details of about 256 POWs to the tune of “Old MacDonald,” which he still remembers. Jimmy Carter pardoned … Read more