Author Archives: WeRaven

unbfacts: HMOs are a type of sugar molecules found only in human breast milk. They are not digestible by the infant child. Instead, they feed the “good” intestinal bacteria, thereby increasing the health of the infant’s intestinal microbiome. Source

unbfacts: Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura devoted his life revitalizing deserts in Afghanistan, making forests and wheat farmland, and contributing to peace. Nakamura was decorated with the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun and Afghan National Medal. His Afghan community nicknamed him “Uncle Nakamura.” Source

unbfacts: The Baader–Meinhof Phenomenon, also called “frequency illusion,” is an illusion in which the thing you’ve just noticed, experienced, or been told about suddenly crops up everywhere. Source

unbfacts: UK boys asked to wear shorts to school instead of pants during hot weather but were told no. A mom said, “My 14-year-old son wanted to wear shorts. The headteacher told them, “Well, you can wear a skirt if you like,” so many boys wore skirts. The school allowed shorts starting next year. Source

unbfacts: Most toilets in Hong Kong are flushed with seawater in order to conserve the city’s scarce freshwater resources. Source