Welcome! As usual, we’ve collected a bunch of thought-provoking, fun and sometimes useless-but-cool facts! This week we learnt that Paris syndrome is a legit thing and that you grow a LOT of hair in a lifetime. So, go ahead, read our totally legit facts…
- Reading in poor lighting or using a computer in the dark does not, in fact, have any negative effects on your vision. – Marco
- Meatballs… Italian, right? Wrong. Meatballs originated in Chinese cooking over 2000 years ago! – Bill
- Half of all adults in the UK are financially vulnerable, with millions failing to pay bills and resorting to borrowing from friends and family to make ends meet, according to the UK financial watchdog – Laurent
- The world is losing one language every two weeks – Cécile
- ‘Paris syndrome’ is a mental condition experienced predominantly by Japanese tourists when they discover Paris is not all they thought it would be. Symptoms include hallucinations, dizziness and anxiety. – Lynn
- The fastest growing group of new users on Twitter are aged between 55 and 64 years old. – Krish
- An average human grows 590 miles of hair in their lifetime which is longer than the distance between London and Berlin. – Myriam