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Are you ready for some fascinating facts? In this episode of "Coffee Break," I'm going to share some of the most interesting things I've learned recently. From the fear of small spaces to Nicholas Cage's experience of accidentally buying a stolen dinosaur skull, we've got it all covered.
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They’re kind of like fingerprints, tiger’s stripes are unique to each tiger and no two are ever the same!
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It’s no wonder squirrels have to keep on burying nuts…it’s because they’re not able to remember where they buried them!
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Even though lots of dinosaurs and plants became extinct 65 million years ago, Crabs, worms, frogs and mammals all survived and are still around today.
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Mount Everest is now taller than we thought…since it’s last measurement it’s actually grown by roughly 20 feet or just over 6 metres due to plate tectonics.
For example...Sloths love hanging around! They eat, sleep and even give birth hanging upside down!
Episode 89 - fun facts about Harry Potter, Mercedes and killer whales!
For example...Way back in 1966, Mercedes invented a car that could be driven with a joystick! So, there was no need for either a steering wheel or pedals!
Hi and welcome to your 60-second coffee break, I'm Chris Dabbs and this is episode 51!
We’re a sneaky bunch…around 60 per cent of us like to eat Ice Cream when no-one else is around!
And, 25 per cent of us just can’t help Googling ourselves at least once a month!
Apparently, 70 per cent of us think it’s sexy when a man can bake!
And it takes us until we’re around 46 years old before we feel confident enough to not worry about what other people think of us!
Following a surge in dog ownership during the pandemic the biggest guilty fear was leaving dogs at home, a poll found.
And finally… What did the shy pebble wish for?
That he was a little boulder :)
Ice Cream, Google and confidence!
Hi and welcome to your 60-second coffee break, I'm Chris Dabbs and this is episode 50!
People with last names closer to the end of the alphabet are more likely to be impulsive spenders.
San Francisco’s Alcatraz prison had a reputation as being super tough.
But, this myth was created by Hollywood. Many prisoners actually requested they be transferred there on account of its good food and one-man cells.
Apparently 75 per cent of women get suspicious when a man sends them flowers!
Did you know that if you drilled a tunnel straight through the Earth and jumped in, it would take you about 42 minutes to get from one side to the other.
And finally… A cheese factory exploded in France… Da brie is everywhere!
Alcatraz, flowers and snails!
Crisp sandwiches & internet use!
Hi, and welcome to your 60 second coffee break break. I'm Chris Dabbs and this is episode seven.
Apparently each of us consumes 35 crisp sandwiches a year with cheese and ready, salted crisps a favourite.
How much time do you spend surfing the web? We apparently waste 22 years, one month and four days online. That works out to 59 hours online in a single week, which is more than two full days.
Talking of the internet, according to a recent poll, the internet is now involved in almost half of our top 20 hobbies. As we ditch old, conventional pastimes like stamp collecting and trainspotting, Facebooking, blogging, video gaming, bargain hunting, and internet dating have all grown in popularity.
And finally, one of the easiest ways to reduce your stress levels is to go food shopping.