AT&T - 50 Things we know now that we didn't know this time last year

Название статьи говорит само за себя.

1. Domestic pigs can quickly learn how mirrors work and use them to find food.
Представил себе свинью с зеркальцем в лапе, аккуратно просовывающую его в труднодоступные уголки хлева. Подсвечивает себе прикрепленным на голове шахтерским фонариком.

2. Grumpy people think more clearly because negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking.
Now I know why my thinking is so clear.

10. Surfing the Internet may help delay dementia because it creates stimulation that exercises portions of the brain.
Я не бездельничаю в рабочее время, я занимаюсь профилактикой дементии.

15. The higher a patient's body-mass index, the less respect he or she gets from doctors.
Не надо меня уважать, просто вылечите.

25. Seven new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species have been discovered, increasing the number of known luminescent fungi species from 64 to 71. The fungi, discovered in Belize, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia and Puerto Rico, glow constantly, emitting a bright, yellowish-green light.
Надеюсь, в следующем году мы узнаем, можно ли эти волшебные грибы курить.

27. Women who revealed about 40 percent of their skin attracted twice as many men as those who covered up. Any more than 40 percent and the signal changes from allure to one indicating general availability and future infidelity.
"Хозяйке на заметку!".

29. The human body emits a glow that is 1,000 times less than what our eyes can detect.
Самый бесполезный факт из 50.

30. If you're trying to attract a partner, an athletic body helps, but a good-looking face is more important.
У меня есть и то, и другое. Доктор, что мне делать?

31. Cockroaches hold their breath for five to seven minutes at a time through a respiratory system that delivers oxygen directly to cells from air-filled tubes. One reason they hold their breath may be to prevent their bodies from getting too much oxygen, which could be toxic to them.
Новое средство от тараканов - "кислород". Достаточно наполнить им помещение на семь минут или дольше.

34. Nearly all animals emit the same stench when they die, and have done so for more than 400 million years.
400 million years of stench! Страшно подумать, сколько это будет в килоскунсах.

36. A new species of giant rat was discovered in a remote rainforest in Papua New Guinea. At 32.2 inches from nose to tail and 3.3 pounds, it's thought to be one of the largest rats ever found.
Я бы предпочел, чтобы они открыли что-нибудь другое.

39. The length, curl and texture of a dog's fur are controlled by only three genes.
Length это раз, curl это два, texture это три. Чтобы быть ученым, достаточно уметь считать до трех?

40. The speed of U.S Internet broadband lags far behind other industrial nations, including Japan, Finland, South Korea, France and Canada.
США сосет, мы знали об этом и до 2010.

44. A flesh-eating pitcher plant that grows more than 4 feet long can swallow and devour rats that are lured into its slipperlike mouth to drown or die of exhaustion before being slowly dissolved by digestive enzymes.
Сможет ли он проглотить крысу из №36?

46. More than 350 new animal species were discovered in the eastern Himalayas, including the world's smallest deer and a flying frog.
World's smallest frog and a flying deer would be more impressive.

50. Watermelon is more efficient at rehydrating our bodies than drinking water. It contains 92 percent water and essential rehydration salts.
К сожалению он также содержит чертову уйму фруктозы ...