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00:00In most countries, wedding dresses are white.
00:04But this tradition is not as old as you might think.
00:08Until the 19th century, wedding dresses were of any color.
00:12Basically, the bride was content to wear her most beautiful dress.
00:16Often, it was not white.
00:18You see, at the time, without running water, white was not the most practical color.
00:24The women of the aristocracy often married in red.
00:30It was Queen Victoria, in 1840, who changed the tradition by getting married in a white dress.
00:36It was quite understood at first because white was associated with mourning,
00:40and was therefore not a very festive color.
00:43However, less than a decade later, white was more widely accepted
00:48and began to be associated with purity and innocence.
00:52Still on the subject of marriages.
00:54Generally, the rings of engagement and marriage are worn on the ring finger.
00:58And the tradition goes back to Egypt, Greece and Ancient Rome.
01:03People wore their rings on this finger because they believed that there was a particular vein
01:08that led directly to the heart.
01:10This meant that the heart of the person in question was taken.
01:16Originally, the ring was worn on the right hand,
01:19because people thought that the left hand was the least virtuous.
01:23Some cultures ended up changing hands much later.
01:26And in some countries, people wear their rings on the right hand before marriage,
01:30and then change hands afterwards.
01:33The only constant is the ring finger.
01:35We now know that there is no vein leading directly to the heart,
01:38but the tradition persists.
01:41Almost everywhere in the world, pink is considered a girl's color,
01:45and blue is traditionally a boy's color.
01:49We wondered why it was so, and we did a little research.
01:53It turned out that at the beginning, it was the opposite.
01:55As a stronger color, pink was associated with boys,
01:58and blue, as a softer color, was attributed to girls.
02:04It was after that the colors were reaffected,
02:07because pink was considered a romantic shade of red.
02:10In the 19th century, the first feminist movements
02:12almost put an end to the assignment of colors to people.
02:15Then came the 1960s, when medicine learned to determine the sex of future babies,
02:19and parties began to be organized around this theme,
02:21the famous gender-reveal parties.
02:23Companies understood that they could make a lot of money
02:25by selling pink and blue articles related to the sex of the child.
02:28And that's how the rule was established,
02:30blue is for boys, and pink is for girls.
02:33The taste of blue raspberry.
02:35Or rather, ordinary raspberry,
02:37because blue raspberries simply do not exist.
02:40But for some reason,
02:41there are blue-flavored iced drinks.
02:45How is this done?
02:47Since the fruit itself is red,
02:49well, for practical reasons,
02:51and to make things less confusing.
02:54Imagine that you produce a pack of Eskimos,
02:56and that you attribute colors to flavors.
02:58An apple-flavored product will probably be green.
03:01A lemon-flavored product will be yellow.
03:03It's easy.
03:04Then there is the strawberry,
03:06so it should be red.
03:08There is also the cherry,
03:09well, still red.
03:11The watermelon, red.
03:12And now the raspberry, red once again.
03:15Wait, four reds, that's too many reds.
03:18How are people going to tell them apart?
03:20Thus, some raspberry ice creams have become blue,
03:23hence the origin of this fantasy flavor.
03:27Okay, now the mystery of eggs.
03:30For example, why are some white and others brown,
03:33and what does it depend on?
03:35Apparently, the color depends on the breed of the hen.
03:38White hens usually lay white eggs,
03:41brown hens, brown eggs.
03:44Even hens of the same breed can lay eggs of different colors,
03:47depending on the genes of the hen in question.
03:50If you wonder if there is a difference between white and brown eggs,
03:54the answer is no.
03:56It's just the color of the shell, nothing more.
04:00The egg yolk can also have a different appearance,
04:02yellow or orange.
04:03Its color depends on the food the hen eats.
04:06If its diet contains a large amount of yellow-orange pigments,
04:09then the egg yolk will be darker.
04:11Once again, there is no other difference than color,
04:13so don't worry.
04:18Can you hear a sound and perceive a specific color almost instantly?
04:23You could be part of a particular group of people,
04:26about 4% of the world population,
04:29capable of experiencing synesthesia.
04:32It's not you who imagines things.
04:34A new study tries to show that synesthesia is very real,
04:38and brain scanners attest to it.
04:40When these synesthetic people hear colors,
04:43the scans reveal that the parts of their brain
04:46linked to sight and sound communicate with each other.
04:49Since synesthesia seems to be of a genetic nature,
04:53some researchers have chosen three families
04:56where this characteristic was present.
04:58They then played with DNA sequencing
05:01and compared the genes of synesthetic members of the same family
05:04to those that were deprived of it.
05:06They still haven't fully understood this unique characteristic,
05:10but they have managed to restrict it to as few as 37 possible genes.
05:15Sometimes, after a nap in an uncomfortable position,
05:18you may have felt tingling
05:20or a fattening sensation in your arm or leg.
05:23You might think that this has everything to do
05:25with a bad blood circulation.
05:27But in fact, it could be due to a little thing
05:30called paresthesia.
05:32It's when your body begins to feel unusual sensations
05:36because your nerves are compressed or irritated.
05:39Paresthesia can give you anything,
05:41from a burning sensation
05:43to this annoying sensation that your arm or leg
05:46no longer responds to at all.
05:48It could even add tingling
05:50or these good old characteristic tingling.
05:52Normally, it shouldn't take you more than 30 minutes.
05:56Shake the affected part of the body vigorously,
05:59and it could speed up the process.
06:01If it lasts longer,
06:03or if you have repeated episodes of paresthesia for no apparent reason,
06:07it is preferable to consult a specialist
06:09to make sure that everything is fine.
06:11Do you know what is also worth checking?
06:14If you have already given a blue thumb to this video,
06:17and if you are subscribed to the channel.
06:19You know, just to be sure not to miss anything.
06:23In normal time,
06:25you never think about your stomach
06:27or all the chemistry it contains.
06:29Can you imagine if one day
06:31this substance simply disappeared?
06:33It contains chloride acid,
06:35which is also used in fertilizers,
06:38rubber and steel.
06:40If you ever inhale it,
06:42you will have serious breathing problems
06:44and in your nose.
06:46Every time you chew something,
06:48your stomach begins to produce these gastric sugars.
06:51They are useful because they can decompose proteins,
06:54activate pepsin,
06:56eliminate all the bacteria that you have been able to swallow without even knowing it,
06:59and tell your food to go ...
07:02well ...
07:03to the exit.
07:05Without this acid,
07:06the food would stay right there,
07:08turning into a reproduction ground for bacteria.
07:12Proteins and nutrients would not be absorbed.
07:15Your lunch could quickly go through your digestive system,
07:19and you would end up expelling undigested food.
07:24There is a reason why paper cuttings hurt so much.
07:28To begin with,
07:29they occur on the tip of your fingers,
07:32which are very sensitive areas.
07:34It is because they are full of receptors,
07:36which are like the receptionists of your body,
07:39helping you determine the size,
07:41shape,
07:42texture
07:43and temperature of the things you touch.
07:46When you cut yourself with paper,
07:48these receptors are instantly solicited,
07:51sending unpleasant information to the brain.
07:54Paper cuttings do not look like a sharp cut
07:57made with a sharp knife,
07:59because of the foam on the edges of the sheet.
08:02This exposes your receptors even more.
08:05Paper cuttings do not bleed much
08:07and do not coagulate well either,
08:09which leaves the nerves alive
08:11and aggravates the discomfort even more.
08:14We always use our hands,
08:16so these cuts continue to reopen,
08:18taking an infinite amount of time to heal.
08:21Paper is often treated with chemicals
08:24that can irritate your skin.
08:27The déjà vu seems to strike from nowhere.
08:30You are not a wizard
08:32and you do not communicate with the spirits of the above.
08:35It is simply your brain that works badly.
08:39According to doctors,
08:40déjà vu occurs when two parts of the brain
08:42have a little trouble understanding each other.
08:44These two parts are located on each side of your skull.
08:47Just above your temples.
08:49They are a bit like the memory cards of your brain
08:52and help you remember certain things
08:55like places or the faces of other people.
08:58They even disconnect emotions
09:00and are in charge of language.
09:02Now, in each of these areas of the brain,
09:05which are called temporal lobes,
09:07there is a region called the hippocampus.
09:09It is responsible for short-term memory.
09:13Sometimes, the brain can encounter small malfunctions,
09:17confusing the hippocampus.
09:19This is when we feel déjà vu.
09:22This whole process disturbs your recognition memory,
09:25giving you this strange feeling
09:27that you have already been there before.
09:30Or that you have already met a person
09:32that you see for the very first time.
09:34It is a completely normal process
09:36and you are more likely to experience déjà vu
09:39if you are between 15 and 25 years old.
09:42It also seems that people who travel a lot
09:45or have the ability to remember their dreams
09:48experience it more often.
09:51It is difficult to imagine
09:53that an entire civilization can survive
09:56without anyone being able to see.
09:58This seems highly improbable
10:00and here is why.
10:02First, imagine trying to cultivate crops
10:05without even being able to see what you are doing.
10:08The preparation of the soil would become a nightmare
10:11because, without seeing it,
10:13we would get lost in the first field of wheat
10:15without any reference point.
10:17Harvesting just a little of this food
10:19would not be an easy thing either.
10:21Animals could hide everywhere,
10:23ready to harm us.
10:25Communication would also be complicated
10:28because we would not be able to read something
10:30without touching it.
10:32Even our social lives would be different.
10:35Without eyes, we should be proud of our voices.
10:38Confide in someone without knowing who else is listening?
10:41Thank you.
10:43If you have ever eaten a very spicy pepper,
10:46you know that it is not technically hot.
10:48In terms of temperature.
10:50So why do we feel like it is burning us
10:53even if it just came out of the refrigerator?
10:56Well, spicy foods contain chemical compounds
10:59that deceive our body
11:01so that it alters its internal thermostat.
11:04First, our lips and tongue
11:06feel like they are on fire.
11:08Then our nose starts to run
11:11and we can even shed a tear or two.
11:14Blood vessels dilate
11:16and suddenly our body temperature increases.
11:19To cool things down,
11:21we start to sweat.
11:23Our lungs can also participate
11:25and signal to our diaphragm
11:27to produce hockeys
11:29in order to chase this irritating intruder.
11:32In most cases,
11:34body temperatures are caused
11:36by a substance called capsaicin,
11:38often found in strong peppers
11:40like habanero and cayenne pepper.
11:43Even if we sometimes feel like moving
11:46while we are dreaming,
11:48this is not the case
11:50thanks to a complex system in our body.
11:52It prevents our muscles
11:54from doing all kinds of extravagant things
11:56related to crazy stories
11:58that our brain could invent during the night.
12:00It turns out that most of this brain chemistry
12:02occurs during the paradoxal sleep phase
12:04or REM,
12:06about 90 minutes after you fall asleep.
12:09During this phase,
12:11your brain knows the strangest dreams
12:14while your voluntary muscles
12:16like your arms and legs are deactivated.
12:19This muscle blockage is the reason
12:21why some people wake up
12:23and cannot move
12:25experiencing what is called sleep paralysis.
12:28The great mystery was to know
12:30how the muscles got into this state of paralysis.
12:33At first, researchers thought
12:35that glycine, a neurotransmitter,
12:37was responsible for it.
12:39Research has shown that
12:41even if we block the production of glycine,
12:43the muscles remain frozen.
12:46It took a little more time for scientists
12:48to discover that to maintain
12:50these immobile muscles,
12:52you need both glycine
12:54and another chemical substance
12:56of communication called GABA.
12:59We are not as hairy as our ancestors,
13:01but we still have chicken skin
13:03when we are cold.
13:05It is because of these small muscles
13:07in our hair follicles,
13:09called hair erector muscles,
13:11that pull them up.
13:13For furry animals,
13:15this feature helps them stay warm.
13:17But for us,
13:19it does not accomplish much in terms of heat.
13:21However, we and some other less hairy creatures
13:24have maintained this ability over the years.
13:27Experiments have been carried out
13:29to find out more about this chicken skin.
13:31We found three key factors.
13:33These hair erector muscles,
13:35sympathetic nerves,
13:37and hair follicles.
13:39When we tried to influence the nerves,
13:41hair growth slowed down.
13:43These nerves and our hair follicles
13:45work together,
13:47creating chemical synapses.
13:49Thus, chicken skin is not only
13:51a quick solution to overcome
13:53a low temperature.
13:55It could also help our hair follicles
13:57grow more hair in the long run.
14:01This is why the loss of these muscles
14:03could be linked to baldness.
14:07I bet you have never heard of
14:09undulation, but it is a system
14:11that could well be hidden
14:13in your pantry right now.
14:15Have you ever noticed these grooves
14:17on canned goods?
14:19That's exactly what they are.
14:21And they are not there just for aesthetics.
14:23They make the canned goods
14:25extra resistant.
14:27It is because they can help
14:29to avoid cracking
14:31during the manufacturing process.
14:33In addition, these grooves
14:35are useful during delivery,
14:37acting as an armor
14:39to ensure that there is no loss.
14:41They are also useful in the long run
14:43because they help to keep
14:45canned goods in their original form.
14:47Even when the ambient environment
14:49becomes too hot or too cold,
14:51they expand and contract
14:53without breaking the metal.
14:55You may not notice any cracks
14:57on ordinary canned goods,
14:59but even the smallest opening
15:01can pave the way
15:03for nasty bacteria
15:05to get in touch with the food,
15:07without forgetting that it creates
15:09this little air space.
15:11So when you open the box,
15:13everything slides easily,
15:15without you having to make a lot of effort.
15:17Do you know what does not require
15:19clicking on the subscription button
15:21and liking this video?
15:23Did you know that there is a plant
15:25so eager to reach the sun
15:27that you can hear its growth?
15:29The rhubarb, just before being picked
15:31in the fields, absorbs as many sun rays
15:33as possible to produce glucose.
15:35After this tanning session,
15:37it is transported to dark hangars.
15:39Inside, it continues to grow
15:41and uses the glucose stored
15:43as fuel.
15:45So far, nothing abnormal.
15:47But when it gets cold, dark, warm
15:49and comfortable, the rhubarb
15:51begins to behave strangely.
15:53This environment pushes the plant
15:55to stretch, hoping to find
15:57the sun's rays again.
15:59And it happens so quickly
16:01that you can really hear
16:03the stems growing
16:05and the buds making noise
16:07when they burst.
16:09To ensure that this process
16:11takes place without trouble,
16:13no light is allowed.
16:15The rhubarb will become
16:17a synthesis and bitter.
16:19Speaking of our daily shopping,
16:21you may have noticed
16:23that vegetable bags
16:25had green stripes.
16:27Know that this is a subtle
16:29optical illusion.
16:31These stripes deceive our eyes
16:33by making them believe
16:35that vegetables without skin
16:37are much greener
16:39than they really are.
16:41And there are not only vegetables
16:43but also lemons.
16:45We opt for open yellow bags
16:47in order to obtain the same
16:49burst of color.
16:51If your culinary skills
16:53are not terrible and you are
16:55afraid to spoil the dinner again,
16:57put yourself to the mushrooms.
16:59It is because they are almost
17:01impossible to overcook.
17:03Unlike vegetables, which
17:05turn into broth when they are
17:07overcooked, mushrooms are
17:09much more resistant.
17:11Mushrooms are molecules
17:13that work like armor.
17:15Thus, you can cook them
17:17indefinitely.
17:19They will keep their consistency.
17:21Donuts have no hole
17:23to facilitate their handling.
17:25If you have already tried
17:27to make them at home,
17:29you may have noticed
17:31that when you fry the dough,
17:33the outside cooks quickly
17:35thanks to the boiling oil.
17:37If you want the inside
17:39to become too brown,
17:41thanks to this hole in the middle,
17:43the heat reaches both sides
17:45equally, creating a perfect bain-marie.
17:47Here is how this little piece of paper
17:49is found in your Chinese biscuit.
17:51First of all,
17:53we cook these biscuits flat like crepes.
17:55Then, when they are still
17:57hot and malleable,
17:59we slide these little messages inside.
18:01When the biscuits cool down,
18:03they harden and retain their shape,
18:05trapping the prediction inside
18:07like a delicious time capsule.
18:09According to the legend,
18:11these Asian snacks were
18:13initially intended to help people
18:15send all kinds of secret messages
18:17without arousing suspicion.
18:19Here is a little tip
18:21for every time you buy a meal
18:23in a fast food restaurant.
18:25Avoid the word extra
18:27when you place an order.
18:29The moment you use this term,
18:31you encourage employees
18:33to charge you more.
18:35When you order a special burrito,
18:37according to a British study,
18:39cheese would be
18:41the most frequently stolen food in the world.
18:43It is estimated that
18:45about 4% of all cheese
18:47simply disappears from stores.
18:49And no, it's not the mice
18:51that rob it, it's the people.
18:53Why? Because cheese
18:55becomes more and more expensive,
18:57its price never stops rising,
18:59and cunning thieves try to make
19:01easy money by simply making it
19:03There is not only cheese, however.
19:05Other interesting elements
19:07on the flight list include
19:09fresh meat, chocolate and seafood.
19:11Ferrero, the company
19:13at the origin of these delicious
19:15Nutella jars, needs about
19:1725% of the world's
19:19hazelnut production each year.
19:21So if you think about it,
19:23a hazelnut out of 4 ends up in a chocolate jar.
19:25Manufacturers get these hazelnuts
19:27in Turkey, Italy
19:29and Chile by making sure
19:31that they are delivered from
19:33both hemispheres to maintain
19:35their freshness.
19:37The impact of Nutella on the economy
19:39is even more important than you think.
19:41Because of this high demand,
19:43the price of hazelnuts has climbed sharply.
19:45In 2014, the frost hit
19:47Turkey's hazelnuts,
19:49half of the production was lost
19:51and prices increased as a result.
19:53Now, even places like New Jersey
19:55are trying to cultivate
19:57these hazelnuts worthy of Nutella.
19:59When you imagine someone
20:01trying to make something sweet happen in space,
20:03your first idea would not be
20:05a sandwich.
20:07But in 1965, during a Gemini mission,
20:09astronaut John Young
20:11brought a corned beef sandwich
20:13on board, breaking NASA's rules.
20:15He hid it in the pocket
20:17of his space suit before takeoff.
20:19About 2 hours after the start
20:21of the 5-hour journey, he turned
20:23to his commander and offered him
20:25this delicious illegal treat.
20:27The commander, a good player,
20:29accepted it, and they
20:31quickly shared this delicious treat.
20:33He even put the rest of the sandwich
20:35in the pocket of his space suit
20:37to prevent crumbs from dirtying the ship.
20:39In the meantime,
20:41the food officially approved
20:43by NASA was waiting patiently
20:45in a nearby box.
20:47Radishes are probably not your first
20:49ingredient choice in a salad,
20:51but they also have a
20:53quite interesting story.
20:55These cousins of mustard, broccoli,
20:57cabbage and cauliflower
20:59have been grown and consumed
21:01for longer than you think.
21:03Even before the Romans
21:05came into play,
21:07at the time of Ancient Egypt.
21:09In fact, radishes
21:11were to be used as currency
21:13to pay the workers who built
21:15the pyramids, alongside onions
21:17and garlic.
21:19One might think that the English are the champions
21:21when it comes to drinking tea, but that would be a mistake.
21:23Turkey is in fact
21:25the world leader in tea consumption.
21:27Each Turk drinks on average
21:291,300 cups of tea every year.
21:31On an ordinary day,
21:33they syrup between 3 and 5 cups,
21:35but when winter hits,
21:37they can reach up to 10 cups per day.
21:39The locals claim
21:41that tea is a custom for them.
21:43It's more than just a hot drink.
21:45It's an excuse to sit down,
21:47enjoy the atmosphere
21:49and connect with your loved ones.
21:51As for the different varieties,
21:53it is black tea that is preferred.
21:55A magical drink
21:57may be hidden in your refrigerator.
21:59It is tonic water
22:01and it could be able to shine
22:03in the dark.
22:05If you are curious,
22:07test it with a little ultraviolet light.
22:09The secret of this glow is quite simple.
22:11Tonic water contains quinine,
22:13a chemical compound
22:15that lights up under certain conditions.
22:17Quinine was once used
22:19to treat certain health problems.
22:21This product was so bitter
22:23that some people
22:25began to mix it with sugar
22:27and sparkling water.
22:29In simple terms,
22:31things shine because they absorb
22:33the luminous energy,
22:35excite, then release it
22:37in the form of visible light.
22:39Quinine in tonic water
22:41absorbs and releases energy,
22:43making your drink look like
22:45a fairy tale potion.
22:47The difference between what we hear
22:49and what we taste.
22:51Scientists have investigated
22:53and discovered that people
22:55from all over the world
22:57associate certain sounds
22:59with specific flavors
23:01and they call it
23:03intermodal correspondence.
23:05High-pitched sounds correspond
23:07to sweet and sour tastes,
23:09while low and discordant sounds
23:11go hand in hand with bitterness.
23:13If it's a staccato,
23:15some have even found music
23:17capable of enhancing the taste of chocolate.
23:19In this study,
23:21when people listened to this band
23:23with sweet, high-pitched tones
23:25while eating chocolate,
23:27they found it sweeter
23:29than when they heard
23:31a lower and more dissonant sound.
23:33If it smells like fish at home
23:35and you haven't eaten salmon
23:37for a while,
23:39it may be time to check
23:41your electrical installations.
23:43Do you know
23:45that your switch is defective
23:47or that your circuits are overheating?
23:49Didn't you know that these
23:51electrical cables emitted
23:53a much more unpleasant smell
23:55than a sandwich in the shade
23:57forgotten in the sun?
23:59So call your electrician
24:01and have everything checked as soon as possible.
24:03But if it's a smell of rotten eggs
24:05floating in the air at home,
24:07call a plumber right away.
24:09Your pipes are probably contaminated,
24:11and there is a gas leak.
24:13Manufacturers add water to natural gas,
24:15a chemical product with an unpleasant smell,
24:17so that people can immediately notice
24:19the slightest leak.
24:21The next smell is not as easy to notice
24:23as a unicorn in Central Park,
24:25so listen carefully.
24:27Have you ever smelled a strange smell
24:29just before turning on your kitchen?
24:31It is carbon monoxide,
24:33and it is very important to know it.
24:35Because this sickening gas can be extremely dangerous
24:37if you inhale too much of it.
24:39The worst thing is that it is totally odorless.
24:41So what is this strange smell?
24:43It's actually what you add to the gas
24:45to warn you that a danger is lurking.
24:47So, the next time your cook smells bad,
24:49tell yourself that it may not be
24:51because of the lasagna from the day before.
24:53It is not uncommon to find mold
24:55in places where there is stagnant water.
24:57For example, when a leak
24:59is hidden behind the walls.
25:01Mold spores can develop
25:03in these humid areas
25:05and can cause serious health problems.
25:07Leather shoes have a weakness for shoes.
25:09They love to hide in them,
25:11but only in certain conditions.
25:13If you own a pair of shoes
25:15that you almost never wear,
25:17be careful.
25:19Leather shoes could well be
25:21comfortably installed.
25:23But don't worry,
25:25there is a trick to keep
25:27these animals out of your shoes.
25:29Leather shoes are a little too smooth
25:31for leather shoes to slip.
25:33It is therefore unlikely
25:35that you will find
25:37any insufferable insects.
25:39All these interesting textures
25:41and patterns are perfect
25:43to hide.
25:45So, if you want to prevent
25:47scumbags from entering,
25:49wear them regularly.
25:51They don't like to be stirred.
25:53And who knows,
25:55you could even crush
25:57a few of them on the way.
25:59It's worth a try.
26:01So go ahead, put on your sneakers
26:03and maybe it's time to check your mattress.
26:05Recent scientific studies
26:07have revealed that a 7-year-old
26:09mattress can house more bacteria
26:11than a science fiction movie taking place in space.
26:13More than 16 million units
26:15form a colony for 6 square centimeters.
26:17Enough to make the bravest of us
26:19want to sleep in a special suit.
26:21But don't worry,
26:23there is a solution to this problem.
26:25It is sodium bicarbonate,
26:27the unknown hero of household maintenance.
26:29Sprinkle a little
26:31of this magical powder on your mattress,
26:33let it rest for half an hour
26:35and spend time with something fun.
26:37Cat videos are playing every time
26:39and then vacuum on it.
26:41And there you go, your bed will feel
26:43fresher than a field of daisies in the spring.
26:45Don't let these damn bacteria
26:47take over.
26:49And who knows, maybe your refreshed mattress
26:51will encourage you to have beautiful dreams
26:53or at least keep nightmares away.
26:55Have you ever noticed that your towel
26:57sometimes smells like the monster of the swamp?
26:59Yes, it's because you've been using it
27:01for too long.
27:03To avoid bacteria, change your towel
27:05after three uses.
27:07And if you really want to ban these bad germs,
27:09use sodium bicarbonate from time to time.
27:11Your nose and, if you don't live alone,
27:13your roommates will recognize you.
27:15If your bathroom smells like swamp,
27:17it may be because of a little stagnant water
27:19or a residue in your pipes.
27:21Don't worry,
27:23if the plumber can't come today,
27:25you can remedy this problem
27:27with a few drops of your favorite essential oil
27:29on your toilet paper roll.
27:31It's not a long-term solution,
27:33but at least you'll breathe a little better.
27:35Now let's move on to this
27:37ugly toilet brush.
27:39Pour a little scented detergent into your little bucket
27:41or make your own perfume
27:43with distilled water and essential oil.
27:45This will eliminate bacteria
27:47and essential oil will hide
27:49bad smells.
27:51Just make sure you don't have an allergy
27:53to the oil of your choice.
27:55Do you know that mold can form
27:57in your washing machine?
27:59Disgusting, isn't it?
28:01Launch a dry heat cycle,
28:03without a dish, but with white vinegar.
28:05Make sure to rinse the inside well,
28:07including filters and panels.
28:09And if your basket looks a little moldy,
28:11soak it in a little diluted antibacterial detergent
28:13before rinsing it carefully.
28:15Now let's talk about the weird noises
28:17in your house.
28:19The clicks and bangs in winter or autumn
28:21can come from the start of your heating.
28:23If condensed steam is stuck in the pipes,
28:25try to purge your radiators.
28:27If you hear a boil,
28:29it may be a leak of water or sediment
28:31in your boiler.
28:33Cut the main water and listen.
28:35If the noise stops, call the plumber.
28:37If this is not the case,
28:39try to empty the tank.
28:41When you move into a new house,
28:43check the walls and ceilings.
28:45Fresh paint could hide something.
28:47So ask your owner
28:49to estimate it.
28:51And avoid grainy ceilings.
28:53Not only are they ugly,
28:55but they contain laminate.
28:57Laminate is like a bowl
28:59of alphabet pads.
29:01It is made up of all those
29:03difficult-to-pronounce crystalline fibers.
29:05But beware of these wacky names.
29:07Laminate is a hard leather.
29:09It can withstand high temperatures,
29:11chemical products, and even electricity.
29:13No wonder so much
29:15was used in construction in the past.
29:17Laminate is a rusty ninja.
29:19It can break down into tiny fibers
29:21that will float in the air
29:23for days and days.
29:25And by accidentally breathing these fibers,
29:27you let something dangerous
29:29enter your lungs.
29:31So be careful. Avoid laminate
29:33and protect your lungs.
29:35Be careful if you are renovating an old house.
29:37This toxic material could be in its roof.
29:39Bacteria responsible for odors
29:41love to party in the sink
29:43and in the drain of your kitchen.
29:45And let's not even talk about the garbage grinder.
29:47A real disco for bacteria.
29:49But there is a fun solution.
29:51Once a week,
29:53organize your own party
29:55by inviting six ice cubes,
29:57a tablespoon of baking soda,
29:59three thin slices of lemon,
30:01and a teaspoon of Javel coffee water
30:03in your grinder.
30:05Turn on the grinder
30:07and let the ice cubes act.
30:09Once the party is over,
30:11rinse everything in cold water for 30 seconds.
30:13And voila! A clean and fresh sink.
30:15Your new sofa and your new cupboards
30:17could secretly release
30:19gaseous gases in the air.
30:21Yes, it's true.
30:2316 gases, called volatile organic compounds
30:25or COV, can irritate your nose
30:27and your throat.
30:29And as if that weren't enough,
30:31they can even give you headaches and dizziness.
30:33But don't worry,
30:35I'm here for you.
30:37If you can, open your windows
30:39to let the fresh air circulate.
30:41And if you are looking for new furniture
30:43check out the COV options.
30:45Your nose will thank you.
30:47And then,
30:49who would like to live among smelly furniture?