Boys, more than girls, are more likely than girls to learn many lessons through experience rather than being told. This can make parenting them difficult, especially if you don't enjoy taking risks yourself. The most difficult challenge may be keeping them safe, so some risks must be avoided. It can also be difficult to be a support person as a parent when the lessons that boys learn bring hardship and tears.

According to recent study from the University of Bristol, just 0.006 percent of the Korean population carries the ABCC11 gene. This gene is responsible for armpit odour. In fact, the study discovered that most East Asians lack this gene, with Koreans having the lowest amounts. While this may come as a surprise to Americans, it isn't a significant deal in Korea because deodorant isn't widely available!

Apart from  butter-fingers, crossfire, dustbin, fairy story, slow-coach and whoosh, Charles Dickens is also credited with coining the term "boredom" in the Oxford English Dictionary, which he used in his novel Bleak House (1852-3), but this has since been traced back even further, to 1830.

You might have already noticed that every picture of iPhones on any advertisement has the time set at 9:41. But why is that? There is a cool story behind this. When Steve Jobs announced the first iPhone, the local time was 9:42 at that time in San Francisco, California. They knew that they will unveil the iPhone at 9:42 and set the time to 9:42 in the slideshow as well.

However, when the iPad was released, they announced it at 9:41. Since then, this is still in effect as of yet. So, whenever you see an iPhone in any advertisement, you will see the time is set at 9:41. And, it is not a coincidence at all. Now you know the story behind this as well.

If you're using romantic whispers to impress a potential partner, make sure to speak into his or her left ear. An MITCogNet study discovered that when emotion stimuli were delivered to the left ear, recall accuracy was more than 6% higher than when the same stimuli were delivered to the right ear.

Traditionally, Russia was Moldova's largest export market, consuming up to 90% of its wine. However, a diplomatic conflict in 2006 resulted in a Russian ban on Moldovan and Georgian products, which has proved disastrous to the economies of both countries. Nonetheless, it is the world's 20th largest wine-producing country (as of 2014).

Why doesn't your stomach digest itself if it has so many enzymes and acids that it can digest a piece of meat? It turns out that it sort of does. The cells that line your stomach proliferate fast in order to replace the cells that are killed in the course of their everyday tasks. Every three days, we develop a new gut lining.

Men have selective hearing, it's a fact! They can only listen to their female partners for 6 minutes, but this time is more than doubled to 15 minutes when they talk to their male friends. Before you start blaming men for their lack of attention, keep in mind that women pay more attention to conversations with their friends than to conversations with their romantic partners.

Psychologists have examined a phenomena known as reactance, which states that when individuals think that particular liberties are being taken away, they not only break the law, but break it significantly more than they would normally in order to reclaim their freedom. This might be one of the finest psychological facts to explain why a youngster who isn't allowed to use his phone in class will chew gum while texting.

This curiosity has a social explanation rather than a scientific one. For centuries, society and the media have pushed women to hold themselves to a certain standard, whether it's small feet or a perky behind, and the majority of women have chosen stylish presentation over comfort.

We frequently predict how we will react to a future event, only to find out that we reacted completely differently than we anticipated. We put our faith in the ability of a single event to change everything, but we frequently discover that it has little effect on how we feel.

You may or may not be aware that love can result in strong infatuation. The same serotonin levels reported in persons with obsessive-compulsive disorder, an anxiety disorder, are found in those with infatuation. This is most likely why you can't seem to think of anyone else while you're in love.

Examine the yellow block above for a long time. Is it dizzying after a while? Perhaps even nauseous? If this is the case, you are not alone. A number of studies have found that the colour yellow can make people feel dizzy and nauseated. As a result, it is frequently used sparingly (or very strategically) by those in advertising and is almost never used in the interiors of various modes of transportation, most notably aeroplanes.

There is a lot of evidence that following a pattern for 66 days will make it habitual. If you want to be better at cleaning your house or going to the gym, make a concerted effort to do so for 66 days, after which it will become a habit and be easier to maintain (this also works for breaking habits).

Stubbs, an orange cat, was named honorary mayor of the Alaskan town of Talkeetna in 1997. With a population of 772 in 2000, it would not have taken many votes to win the position (and the small town didn't have a real, human mayor anyway), but Stubbs proved adept at the role, gaining fans from all over the world and "serving" in the position for years, greeting tourists and becoming a beloved symbol of the town until his death in 2017.

When kissing, 70% of individuals turn their heads to the right. A German scientist who was monitoring kissing couples in airports, train stations, and beaches came to this conclusion. Perhaps this head posture is related to being right-handed.

The date of February 14 was formally named "St. Valentine's Day" by Roman Pope Gelasius around the end of the fifth century. However, it wasn't until the Middle Ages that the festival became connected with love and passion, a tradition that sprang from the widespread belief in France and England that birds began their mating season on February 14.

During the Victorian era, there was a significant change in the way people dressed. The Victorian dress reform, also known as the rational dress movement, occurred between the 1860s and 1890s, during the middle and late Victorian eras. Reformers proposed, wore, and even designed clothing that was more practical and comfortable than what was available at the time.

Those enormous Stetsons you associate with cowboys like John Wayne, Billy the Kid, and Wyatt Earp? Yeah. Those were not worn by cowboys. In reality, the headgear of choice for nineteenth-century cowboys was a bowler hat.

On Mondays, the chance of suffering a heart attack rises by 20% for men and 15% for women. It's most likely due to the stress of having to return to work. However, scientists caution that alcohol drank over the weekend can potentially be a cause of a heart attack.

Russia, you never cease to astonish me. A diner whose sole employees are identical twins, you may add, and they will respond, "Yes, we have that too." You read that correctly, this café in Russia's lovely city, Moscow, is a must-see for any visitor who arrives since both the cost and the cuisine are excellent. In addition, only twins take, prepare, and serve your order. That is unusual since it is the only restaurant in the world that hires only twins. Another fantastic guideline is that the twins must wear absolutely similar clothing. The owner is reported to have had the idea after seeing the film "Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors."

According to research, the average attention span has shrunk by 12 minutes in the last decade. Human attention spans are now shorter than those of goldfish. Some research has even found a link between device multitasking — such as scrolling through social media while watching TV — and declining attention spans.

Despite the fact that he is a fictitious character, Bruce Wayne has a higher IQ than Albert Einstein! Einstein's IQ was estimated to be between 160 and 180, while Bruce's is 192!

Life is a difficult and dirty affair. If you don't want to lose brain cells, you might want to skip this calorie-burning tip. A 45-minute stroll with your dog would be a safer method to burn 150 calories.