Showing posts with label trivia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trivia. Show all posts

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Five Body Parts You Never Heard Of

Did you know? There are certain parts of your body that you see everyday but you may have no idea what they're called! Bella Sugar reveals five beauty-related body parts you probably never heard of until now!

5 BODY PARTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED

Philtrum

Definition
: The vertical ridge that lies from your nose to your upper lip.
Usage
: By patting on a little bit of concealer in the philtrum, it "gives the illusion of two perfect peaks without having to go through the trouble of lining lips," according to Shu Uemura's Gina Brooke.

Canthus

Definition: The corners on either side of the eye, right where the upper and lower lids come together.
Usage
: Use a pinkish concealer... around the canthi for a brightening pick-me-up.

Eponychium

Definition: Another way to say cuticle — as in fingernails, not hair.
Usage
: To keep polish off your cuticles, just place the polish wand's brush a tiny bit away from your eponychia to start. Then, give the brush a small push forward and finish off by stroking back up toward the free edge. VoilĂ ! The polish stays on your nails, and not your skin.

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Stranger than Fiction

Don't you love fun facts that make your brains explode? Okay, maybe not explode. But the kind that are so weird, you've never heard of it before? In strangefacts.com, they list down some pretty strange facts. I may not be able to use them in daily life, but it sure is fun to discover them! (Share these with your kid too and see how he/she quickly becomes the new neighborhood genius *wink*)

1. Most dust particles in your hose are made from dead skin!
2. Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.
3. Tourists visiting Ireland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!
4. A violin contains about 70 separate pieces of wood.
5. Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
6. Most lipsticks contain fish scales.
7. Over 2500 left-handed people a year are killed from using products made for right-handed people.
8. A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time: 1/100th of a second!
9. Cat urine glows under a black light.
10. Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/1o of a calorie.
11. The average person has 1460 dreams a year.
12. Thomas Edison, light bulb inventor, was afraid of the dark.

For more weird facts, visit their site here.