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You’re chewing mint gum or sucking on a peppermint candy and draw in a breath of air and no matter how warm it is, the air feels icy cold. Why does this happen? It’s a trick mint and the chemical called menthol play on your brain that convinces your taste receptors they are exposed to cold.

Sensory neurons in your skin and mouth contain a protein called transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 8 (TRPM8)

Mint contains an organic compound called menthol that binds to TRPM8, making the ion channel open as if the receptor was exposed to cold and signaling this information to your brain. In fact, menthol sensitizes the neurons to the effect doesn’t wear off as soon as your spit out mint toothpaste or stop chewing a breath mint. If you take a sip of cold water right afterward, the cool temperature will feel especially cold.

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This incredibly rare piece was given to LEGO employees that had 25 years of employment at the Hohenwestedt, Germany factory and was also given to couple of very special business partners of LEGO of the time. It was only given out from about 1979-1981.

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Tragically, Phil Hartman was murdered on 28 May 1998, just a few weeks after the audition. The part for Zapp was then given to Billy West . In tribute, Zapp’s voice was modeled in the same style that Phil Hartman had intended for the character, and Philip J. Fry gained his first name in honor of Hartman.

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People who are genuinely happy in their relationships usually don’t post about it on social media.

Studies show that someone who’s always gushing about their partner on Facebook is tied to how insecure they are in their relationship - while those who are more secure spend time enjoying their relationships instead of trying to convince other people (and themselves) how happy they are.