For the last 10+ years, 2 disabled men in China, one without arms and the other without sight, have been planting trees together and have so far planted more than 10,000. 00
Are all babies born with blue eyes?
The eyes are the window to the soul, so the popular saying goes. Human beings place a great deal of importance on our eyes. They are, arguably, the most important feature of our faces. Many people will list someone’s eyes as a key feature that makes other people attractive or not. Given the importance that people place on the eyes, it is not that surprising that people fuss over the eyes of babies when they are born. We look at a baby’s eyes and say how adorable they are. We look at a baby’s eyes when we try to decide
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What is the longest recorded flight of a chicken?
Last week, I explained why roosters crow, and provided some backstory as to my experience with chickens. Today, I offer no backstory, but more chicken-related information! When you think of chickens, the word “fly” likely never pops up, unless it’s preceded with “can’t”. Although they are capable of brief bursts of flight, you’ve probably never seen one soaring through the sky. What a sight that would be, huh? But, as with all things, humanity seeks to find the limits of all things, living or nonliving. We collect these records and compile them into books of feats both wondrous, and dangerous.
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Researchers testing insect repellents used a Victoria…
Researchers testing insect repellents used a Victoria’s Secret perfume as a standard, accidentally discovered that it repels mosquitoes better than many repellents on the market. 00
For 150 years, whenever a new heir was…
For 150 years, whenever a new heir was born to the Annheiser-Busch brewing family, they would be fed five drops of Budweiser before even having their mothers milk. 00
The state of Arizona does not observe daylight…
The state of Arizona does not observe daylight savings time, but the Navajo Nation located within Arizona does observe daylight savings time, but the Hopi Nation located within the Navajo Nation located in Arizona does not observe daylight savings time. 10
PhD students are 2.5 times more likely…
PhD students are 2.5 times more likely to develop psychiatric disorders than highly educated general population. 00