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6 Final Pieces of Mind-Altering Information

1. 'Functional Fixedness' is a cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used, hindering creative problem-solving. 2. The planet Saturn is less dense than water. If you could find a bathtub large enough, Saturn would float in it. 3. The first automatic electric toaster, which could brown both sides of the bread simultaneously and pop up when done, was invented in 1919. 4. To quickly chill a beverage, wrap it in a wet paper towel and place it in the freezer for about 15 minutes. The evaporating water cools the container much faster. 5. A 'portmanteau' is a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example 'smog' (from smoke and fog). 6. A group of whales is called a 'pod' or a 'gam'.