15 Contradictory Facts about This World That Will Make You Read Them Twice

It’s natural for us to think in this post-modern age, we have access to all possible questions and dilemmas of human life. Thanks to science and technology and its easy access now everyone seems to know everything, which frankly speaking makes our world a little dull, as there is no new exciting thing to know about. But more than you know, there are innumerous things you will be surprised to learn which in no way you could have ever wondered or known before. IN contrast to the concept of things here are 15 paradoxical facts which would baffle you and make you look at the world and you understand in a new way.

1 They used urine in ancient Rome as a mouthwash

Disgusting but absolutely true, ancient Romans were not all culture and high living all the time and had some really weird practices such as washing their clothes and hold on….their teeth with urine! It was considered a healthy version of toothpaste, which would make their teeth pearly white, plaque-free and smooth with a natural shine and gloss to it. Thank God we are not from that generation and at least I have new respect for my toothpaste and brush in the bathroom. 

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2Almost 90% of U.S. banknotes contain traces of cocaine

If you want to get high just snort on your average American bill and who knows you might be stoned for an evening! Unbelievable but true, because majority of US banknotes pass through the hands of drug lords and cocaine users who use it as a tube for snorting in cocaine. Studies were conducted on different banknotes with the highest residue percentage found in the American and Canadian notes, and the lowest in China and Japan.

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3You can eat candy after a meal rather than brushing your teeth

Now this study is something for all our parents and grandparents to read, as for decades they drilled us how we must brush our teeth after meals. In reality there is no need for that. Our saliva has enzymes which break up residual food particles along with the acidic environment of the mouth making it easier for saliva to get rid of the food particles. This is because our teeth enamel are already soft after eating. In fact brushing almost immediately can damage enamel. Instead pop in some candies or chew some gum to produce saliva which would get rid the waste food particles. However this doesn’t mean you don’t need to brush your teeth which should be done in the morning and before bed. 

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4Lightning strikes can leave permanent “tattoos”

Lightning strikes are a traumatic experience especially if you are the miserable victim of it. It can be shocking, painful and sometimes fatal! Anyway those who do survive the attack have a mark which has a peculiar term called Lichtenberg figures, which are basically the burn marks running through the body. These become a permanent tattoo as the capillaries located in the effected zones expand, therefore the scars may fade with age but never disappear. 

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5Bulls are not irritated by the color red

Well news for all the lovers of bullfights who have grown up with this asinine idea that bulls and oxen hate the color red and would kill if you are in red T-shirt in front of them. Well do not run or be frantic as they might attack you for your sudden movements and not because of the color of your clothes .Why? Because they are color blind! So in the rink it’s the moving rag which infuriates the bull not the color of it.

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