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17/01/2023

Whether you realize it or not, you use Google. Chrome, Android, YouTube. But we bet you didn't know the original name. Or who first offered to buy it.

15/01/2023

With a color that resembles—and often represents—blood, it makes sense that you wouldn't want to mess with this stuff. Cinnabar forms near volcanoes and could release pure mercury if disturbed or heated, which could lead to tremors, loss of sensation, and death.

15/01/2023

If you live in—or have ever driven through—Wyoming, you might know that there is a horse featured on the state's license plates. But this isn't just any old animal. The horse's name is Steamboat and he was a famous bucking bronco who thrilled rodeo fans from 1901 to 1914.

13/01/2023

Rubbing your eyes a little too hard might leave you seeing stars—which are actually phosphenes, according to Troy Bedinghaus, OD, of Verywell Health. "The optic nerve translates this pressure into various images," Bedinghaus says. "Pressure phosphenes can remain for a few seconds after the rubbing stops and the eyes are opened, allowing the phosphenes to be seen."

13/01/2023

With a fast-growing population of nearly 6 million people, all of whom must cram on a mere 719 square kilometers—or about 447 square miles—of land, Singapore needs more space than ever. And, according to a report in Hakai magazine, they're working on plans to create that space on 40 floating rafts.

The each individual section would be about the size of a baseball diamond, weigh more than 7.5 metric tons, and be tethered to the seabed about 18 meters below.

09/01/2023

In 2012, according to NPR, researchers from Queen Mary's School of Biological and Chemical Sciences at the University of London studied baby goats from when they were just starting to socialize and found that the little animals eventually began to sound like each other, i.e. they had accents. Scientists believe that the accents help the animals determine whether another goat is from their same area or from some place unfamiliar to them.

06/01/2023

39 facts about llamas!

Llama is a cute animal that is native to South America.

06/01/2023

Goats Trivia | 30 facts about the animals

The goat is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It is related to the sheep, and it’s one of the first animals humans ever tamed.