Trivia and Amazing Facts 22-09-08

• Make your heart stand still! Trying to quell first-date jitters? Blow on your thumb. The vagus nerve, which governs heart rate, can be controlled through breathing, says Ben Abo, an emergency medical-services specialist at the University of Pittsburgh. It'll get your heart rate back to normal.

• Oak Tree. In one day, a full-grown oak tree expels 7 tons of water through its leaves.

• Ancient Chinese artists would never paint pictures of women's feet.

• Kentucky Derby The first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby was Diane Crump on May 2, 1970.

• Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise it will digest itself.

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