After a bit of a hiatus, we’re back with SmartestYear.com to bring you some overly pedantic facts to spice up conversations. This week learn why a blind person has the worst nightmares and some insight into animal names. As always, check out SmartestYear.com everyday for a brand new fact and all sorts of new knowledge.
Something tells me Freddy Kruger would smell terrible
Something tells me Freddy Kruger would smell terrible
What does a blind person’s dreams look like? Studies have revealed that the deciding factor in whether a blind person has visual dreams is the the length of time the individual has been blind. If the person had the ability to see, but then was blinded after the age of seven, the person will often “see” things in dreams. If the person was born blind, or blinded between the critical ages of 5 and 7, they will not have visual dreams; however, they often will have dreams with vivid sounds and smells. It sounds like a blind person’s nightmare would be quite terrifying. I haven’t been sleeping very well recently, I keep having the recurring dream where I smell a serial killer.
Or perhaps: the dream where I go to school and it smells like I forgot my pants.
Flock of facts (4/6/10)
The most terrifying clowder of all
Typical Tuesday. Just perusing lists of names referring to groups of animals. You know, like flock of seagulls or a pack of wolves. But what if a bunch of domesticated cats approached me, and I wanted to tell people about it? Apparently, it’s called a clowder of cats. A coalition of cheetahs. A mob of emus. A business of ferrets (that sounds terrifying). A charm of goldfinches. A bloat of hippopotamuses. A mischief of mice. A gaze of raccoons. A fever of stingrays. A gulp of swallows. Who names these?! It’s gotta be so fun to name all of these. But seriously, when will I ever come across a chain of bobolinks? I can’t even recognize one bobolink!
P.S. It’s a bird. CHAIN of BoboLINKS. I want to name animals!
P.P.S. I have huge aspirations.
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