A world of meaningless facts

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Obo=brain injury

Musicians who played the oboe in the past often suffered from brain damage due to the air pressure the brain is exposed to when blowing the oboe.

Lacoste

The Lacoste clothing brand is named after the French tennis star Rene Lacoste, who won the Davis Cup in 1927.

How often do you lie?

All humans lie. And on average, we do it twice a day. We lie especially when we talk on the phone. And only one in seven lies are caught.

When do they sing for eggs in Denmark?

In several places in Denmark in the 1800s, it was customary for poor children in particular to go from farm to farm with a basket at Easter time. Then they “sang for eggs” at the doors.

Dangerous matches?

Matches were invented in 1805. But it took 39 years to develop the harmless matches we know today.