Useful right away in daily life! Surprising trivia and handy tips
We’re introducing handy general trivia and life hacks that will make your everyday life easier and more enjoyable just by knowing them! Do you ever run into small inconveniences in daily life or find yourself thinking, “I wish this were a little better”? This article will help solve those little hassles you feel! It’s packed with clever, useful tips that are great to know.
They’re all things you can try right away, so if something catches your eye, give it a go immediately!
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Interesting trivia & fun facts (11–20)
Yawning stops if you lick your upper lip.
It’s troublesome when you feel a yawn coming on at important moments, like during a meeting or a ceremony.
Yawning is natural, so it can’t be helped, but in some situations it may be seen as impolite.
Here’s a simple way to stop a yawn! When you feel one coming, try lightly licking your upper lip.
Strangely enough, that can stop the yawn.
If you don’t like sticking out your tongue in front of others, licking your upper palate works too.
It’s a handy little tip to know, especially in comfortable seasons like early spring.
Gas originally has no smell.
The gas we use at home has a smell, right? You’ve probably caught a whiff of that distinctive gas odor at least once when there was even a small leak.
But in fact, gas itself originally has no smell.
Because it’s odorless, even a large leak might go unnoticed.
That could lead to a major explosion or even endanger lives.
To prevent accidents by allowing people to quickly detect even tiny leaks for safety purposes, an odor is added to the gas.
It’s precisely because the smell is distinctly unpleasant that we notice when there’s a leak.
Try enjoying your time indoors with various exercises, too.
The number of kernels on corn is even.
In summer, you often see single ears of corn sold at supermarkets and greengrocers.
Boiled or grilled, they’re one of the delicious tastes of the season.
Did you know that corn kernels always come in even numbers? When a silk (the female part) successfully catches pollen and is fertilized, the kernel gradually grows.
During this growth process, each kernel is said to split into two.
As a result, even kernels that started as an odd number split into two, so the total number of kernels is always even.
Because the kernels are paired, the rows on an ear of corn are also even.
The voice you hear on a smartphone call isn’t the person’s actual voice.
A convenient smartphone that lets you call anyone, anytime.
There are probably people who can’t imagine life without a smartphone anymore.
When you’re talking on your phone, have you ever thought, “Has this person’s voice changed?” In fact, the voice you hear from a smartphone isn’t the other person’s actual voice.
So you might wonder, “Then whose voice is it?” The voice you hear from your smartphone is said to be one that’s generated inside the phone to closely resemble the person’s real voice.
Doing this reduces the amount of data compared to transmitting the raw human voice as-is.
To enable smooth voice communication, it delivers synthesized speech.
If calls were made with the unprocessed voice, the data volume would be enormous, and calls would apparently be impossible.
Only two people in the world know the recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken.
You often see Kentucky Fried Chicken at stations, food courts, and along the road, right? All the menu items are tasty, aren’t they? By the way, it’s said that only two people in the world know the recipe for the Original Recipe chicken.
What’s more, the country where both of those two are based among the 125 countries and regions with KFC restaurants is Japan.
These two are OR Meisters—professionals who faithfully carry on the founder’s spirit and pass down the knowledge and cooking methods.
At KFC, you need a qualification called Chicken Specialist to cook Original Recipe chicken.
There are ranks for Chicken Specialists, and only those who pass an additional exam from among the S-rank holders can become OR Meisters.