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25 Simple Things To Brighten Your Day

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25 Simple Things To Brighten Your Day
Mahi Patel

Here are 25 fun facts to brighten up your day!

1. Penguins are like humans when it comes to marriage — sometimes even better. They mate for life, and the male proposes by giving his future wife a pebble.

2. Cows have BFFs, just like we do. They sometimes can get separation anxiety when they are away from their friend.

3. The actors who voiced Mickey and Minnie Mouse are married in real life.

4. If you really think about it... you used to be a part of a star.

5. There is a library that lets you check out baking pans in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

6. A group of bunnies is called a fluffle.

7. Try saying bubbles in an angry tone. It's not possible.

8. The cat version of a corgi is called a munchkin cat.

9. The Beatles use the word LOVE 613 times in their songs.

10. Dolphins have special names for each other.

11. If you fake laugh long enough, you will soon be laughing really, really hard.

12. There are more public libraries in the US compared to McDonald's. (119,729 to 35,000+)

13. A group of hummingbirds is called a charm.

14. James Harrison has saved over 2.4 million lives by simply donating plasma. His unusual plasma composition has been used as a treatment for Rhesus disease, and he has donated over 1,000 times.

15. In the 1630's, tulips were worth more than gold and were sometimes used as currency in Holland.

16. Four U.S. states — Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii, and Maine — ban roadside billboards in order to preserve natural beauty.

17. Hugging can cause oxytocin to be released in your body. (It lowers blood pressure and cortisol, a stress hormone.)

18. Octopuses actually do make gardens by collecting stones and shiny things and arranging them in the sand.

19. The act of holding your arms above your head with clenched fists will make you feel more powerful. Try this before anytime you are nervous, it is guaranteed to make you feel more confident.

20. Elephants will put themselves in harm's way to save the life of another species.

21. Rats and mice are ticklish.

22. The Roman emperor Caligula once tried to wage war on the god of the ocean, Neptune. He had his soldiers run up and stab the water.

23. Somewhere in the world, someone is pushing on a pull-only door.

24. Someone is getting married, being born or even passing a huge milestone in their life at this very moment.

25. There is so much good in this world just waiting to be discovered. So instead of sulking and reading this list to make you feel better (I hope it did), go out and do something good. See something good and find what you are looking for.

Stay inspired, because this is only the beginning!

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