Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 174
Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 173.
Clue: I hope you have built up an appetite for our FFFFs, this weeks answers are all food related.
Question 1
How many calories are consumed when licking a stamp?
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1/10th of a Calorie.
A regular stamp has 5.9 calories but commemorative stamps hold a whopping 14.5 calories from the dextrin which forms part of the adhesive gum. Either way a lick will only get you 1/10th of a calorie which is slightly disappointing when you burn 6 calories in the process. [Reference]
Question 2
You are trekking in rural India and fall, sustaining a wound to your lower leg. What spice has been found to accelerate the process of wound healing?
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Turmeric
It contains Curcumin which is an antioxidant. Many rural tribes still make a Turmeric paste to assist wound healing. [Reference]
Question 3
Which medical professional invented cotton candy (candy floss, tooth floss, sugar clouds) as we know it?
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Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five candy floss dentist ketchup poison apple Stamps tomato turmeric william morrison wound healing Source Type: blogs