Trivia and Amazing Facts 14-01-08

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• If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

• The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.

• HOW MUCH DOES A 1-CARAT DIAMOND WEIGH? It weighs 200 milligrams, or 3.086 grains troy. The measurement originally represented the weight of a seed of the carob tree.

• WHERE WAS THE FIRST ALL-STAR BASEBALL GAME PLAYED? On July 6, 1933, in Comiskey Park, Chicago, home of the White Sox. The American League won, 4-2.

• Cure your toothache without opening your mouth! Just rub ice on the back of your hand, on the V-shaped webbed area between your thumb and index finger. A Canadian study found that this technique reduces toothache pain by as much as 50 percent compared with using no ice. The nerve pathways at the base of that V stimulate an area of the brain that blocks pain signals from the face and hands.

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