Just a book with some random facts about anything and everything.
(Formerly 'Factastic! - Random Facts')
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851. Most meteorologists define autumn as lasting from September to November. In countries in the Southern Hemisphere, like Australia and New Zealand, it lasts from March until May.
852. The reason leaves lose their green colour is that plants stop producing chlorophyll due to the loss of light and the cold. This lets the other pigments shine through, such as orange, red and yellow.
853. Before the terms "fall" and "autumn" occurred in the 16th century, the season was called "harvest".
854. According to a Greek legend, autumn begins because Persephone returns to Hades in the Underworld. Her heartbroken mother Demeter, the goddess of harvest and crops, lets all the plants die until her daughter returns in spring.
855. Men tend to find women more attractive in autumn. This may come from the "contrast effect": Because men are exposed to a lot of bare skin in the warm season, "attractive criteria" shifts in the cooler season.
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(I know this doesn't really fit the topic but it's a CUTE FLUFFY CAT, I just had to!)
856. People develop a tendency to eat fattier food in autumn which leads to a seasonal weight gain.
857. Athletic children are most likely born in autumn or spring. (The ones born in spring are the most passive.)
858. According to superstition, catching leaves in autumn brings good luck. Every leaf means a lucky month next year.
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859 . Autumn is called aurora season by NASA due to the fact that magnetic storms occur twice as often as the annual average.
850. A survey from Sweden found that women lose the most hair in fall. They assume this to be a result of evolution: In summer, the hair is needed to protect the head from sunlight.
