Caution Facts

The Red, White, & Blue Bomb Pop was created the summer of 1955 as Cold War tensions between the US and Soviet Union were heating up, with nervousness and caution surrounding a possibility of nuclear war building to a fever pitch. Marketed as a Patriotic Popsicle, associated with the 4th of July. mylocalradio.com/cold-war…

In soccer when a yellow card is shown, the referee writes the player’s details in a small notebook; hence a caution is also known as a “booking” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen…

Most octopuses are cannibalistic and have to exercise extreme caution while mating calacademy.org/explore-sc…

Antarctica is rated Level 2 on the US Travel Advisory Scale, which says you should 'exercise increased caution' while travelling there. travel.state.gov/content/…

Today I learned of the Reverse Tinkerbell Effect, an expression that stipulates that the more people believe in something, the more likely it is to vanish; If more people view cars as being safe to drive, the less safe they become as more people tend to drive without caution. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin…

According to a congressional report there are an estimated 2.4 million cases of unnecessary surgery sold and performed on the public every year. Lucian Leape, a former surgeon and professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, a renowned patient safety expert cautions usatoday.com/story/news/n…

Many Australian films include a warning that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to should exercise caution when watching a film as it may contain images and voices of deceased persons. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aus…

Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle drilled a hole in the front of his safety helmet and installed cigarette lighters in his race cars in the 80's and 90's so that he could smoke while racing. NASCAR permitted it during caution periods of races. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dic…

Caution is needed boiling water in the microwave as when you take the vessel out of the microwave, the slight jerk or movement of the superheated water causes rapid formation of vapour bubbles. These bubbles rush to the surface of the water and cause the 'bursting' effect. health.food-recipe-cookin…

Fresh frog legs will reanimate when sprinkled with salt. (caution: slightly graphic) youtube.com/watch?v=2YZJt…

The Australian Flying Spider doesn't use its wings to fly but to impress females like a peacock. [Caution: Tiny cute spider. Yes, really tiny and cute.] ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/au…

The first time the warning "Caution: Cigarette Smoking May be Hazardous to Your Health" appeared in cigarette packaging was in 1966; the US was the first country to require such label be included in the packaging. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tob…

Looking at cute kittens and puppies increases your productivity and your caution. deseretnews.com/article/8…

The small round tactile tiles indicate stairs and other areas of caution for the blind. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Som…

A 1972 study found certain lab rats used in cancer research, when sourced from different suppliers, had significant variation in their incidences of some types of tumors. The authors expressed extreme caution is needed in evaluation of carcinogenicity studies which employ such rats. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lab…

Frogs' legs will jump after you salt them AND why they do it. Caution skinned frogs legs... blogs.howstuffworks.com/2…

Andrew Jackson openly opposed paper money, instead preferring gold and silver coins as currency. In his farewell address he cautioned the public on the national bank. Ironic that his portrait has lived on the $20 since 1928, replacing Grover Cleveland. ceifx.com/news/829/5-Curr…

Andrew Jackson, face of the $20 bill, made it the goal of his administration to destroy the National Bank. He even cautioned the public about paper money in his farewell address. yakimaherald.com/opinion/…

During prohibition in the US, merchants sold "bricks" of grape concentrate with a packet of dried yeast. These would come with a "warning label" cautioning not to mix the brick, yeast, water and sugar in a pot and then seal it for seven days, or else "an illegal alcoholic beverage will result". books.google.com/books?id…

On Sept. 2, 2015, the FDA tweeted that IV glutathione was being used as a skin lightener. It restores the skin to the color of early childhood. It is not approved for use here in the United States and the FDA cautioned that the products from outside the country were being confiscated. pharmacytimes.com/contrib…

In a 1986 interview, Jackie Gleason said he considered suing Hanna-Barbera for The Flintstones being a copy of The Honeymooners, but passed when his lawyers cautioned, "Do you want to be known as the guy who yanked Fred Flintstone off the air?". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The…

The 1917 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia cautioned against consuming too much meat because it is some how linked to diseases like cancer. newadvent.org/cathen/0107…

Welsh footballer John Charles was never cautioned or sent off during 715 appearances. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joh…

In 2000, Liberty Counsel cautioned a lawsuit against a library for giving a "Hogwarts' Certificate of Accomplishment" to kids who read Harry Potter. Staver said that "witchcraft is a religion, and the certificate of witchcraft endorsed a particular religion in violation of the First Amendment" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lib…

More than 100 years ago, engineer Frank Shuman harvested solar power by building a huge solar plant in Egypt. He cautioned engineers to work for “the eternal welfare of the human race” and not for profit. The plant was later dismantled mainly due to the availability of cheap oil. hiddencityphila.org/2014/…

Yellow and red cards were used for the first time in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. The idea originated with referee Ken Aston who realized that a color-coding scheme would traverse language barriers and clarify whether a player had been cautioned or expelled en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yel…

The inventor of the LASER fought with both the US Patent office and LASER manufacturers for a period of 38 years before finally achieving the right to both obtain and enforce patents covering the LASER technology he invented. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gor…

The first use of a rear-view mirror in a car was at the first Indy 500 in 1911 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray…

When MP Geoffrey Dickens campaigned against the suspected pedophile ring in the House of Commons in the 80s, accusing them of making big money on child pornography, he began receiving threatening phone calls, his home was burgled multiple times, and his name ended up a killers hit-list. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo…

Some breeds of dogs have eyes that can literally pop out of their sockets under stress and trauma petsadviser.com/pet-healt…

Today I learned Tylenol (aka paracetemol or acetominophen) can cause children and adults to become asthmatic medscape.com/viewarticle/…

Here you can learn the basic principles behind bridge building. limexgames.com/

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