What makes you happy? Is that money, family or something else? Happiness is subjective and what makes you happy might not make other people happy. Everyone has priorities and tries to accomplish them, and out mood and pleasure is just an indicator of that success.
What characterizes all happy people is that they only notice nice things. If we stick to that, the road to happiness is wide open…
10THING No10
Humans are made from carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. These elements were formed billions of years ago from the BIG BANG and exploding stars. Therefore, we are all made from star dust.
09THING No9
Dik-Diks are African antelopes that mate for life. The male follows the female covering will sniff her out.
08THING No8
Carlos Vasquez owns a dry cleaner in New York. His shop’s sign reads: “If you are unemployed and need an outfit clean for an interview – we will clean it for free.”
07THING No7
Since 1945 the Netherlands have been sending 20.000 tulips to Canada each year. This is to recognized the fact that Canada sheltered the Dutch Royal family during World War II.
06THING No6
Otters have pockets where they can store food and rocks with which they open shells of molluscs. Some otters keep their favorite rock for their entire lives.
05THING No5
Fredric J. Baur designed the iconic pringles can. He was so proud of his creation that he asked to be buried in one. His ashes were divided between two urns and a pringles can.
04THING No4
To put telemarketers off calling him, a man changed his name to Tim Ppppppppprice. As internet filters blocked their website beaver college changed its name to Arcadia University.
03THING No3
Calvin Klein obsession for men is used to attract animals to cameras. Jaguars, pumas and other wildlife enjoy the scent, giving researchers more accurate numbers of animals in the wild.
02THING No2
The U.S. Supreme Court has a basketball court on the 5th floor known as the “highest court in the land”. A Clerk is sent to tell players to keep the noise down when court is in session.
01THING No1
The brain has 1 billion neutrons, each from 1000 links to other neurons resulting in a trillion connections. Amounting to 2.5 petabytes, you would need to run a TV for 300 years to fill up the brains memory capacity.