If your legs moved that much, you’d end up traveling 50 miles. The eye muscles have a special protein that keeps them from experiencing fatigue from moving so quickly. If you looked at someone’s eyes, you’ll notice that they never really stay still. Eyes are always moving.
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This is also true if you feel drowsy throughout the day. Even if whatever you are doing is boring, it should not cause to you become tired. Oftentimes, sleep-deprived individuals experience brief episodes of sleep throughout the day called ‘microsleeps’ - frequently they are not even aware these episodes are occurring! We in the modern Western world are not typically very knowledgeable on this subject because severe sleep deprivation has become such a normal part of our everyday lives!
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There’s a name for a wig that you put on your pubic region. It’s called a “merkin”. It’s unusual now, but this was an especially common practice among prostitutes and other people who engaged in a lot of sexual activity. It’s a good way to cover up sores from STD’s. Also, since syphilis was often treated by shaving the pubic region or treating it with mercury (which causes hair loss), the merkin served as a replacement for all that missing pubic hair. Merkins also saw some use for the same reasons that people wear wigs, i.e. baldness or wanting have a different hair color.
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During the Great Depression, Al Capone decided to soften up his image by opening up a free soup kitchen for displaced workers in Chicago. This was part of a publicity campaign; Capone wanted to make sure that he had the approval of the struggling working class during that period of economic distress.
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