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Cats are capable of walking very precisely because they practice direct registering—that is, they place each hind paw almost directly in the print of the corresponding fore paws. This also minimizes noise and visible tracks.
Source: bit.ly/3YJc2At
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This Christmas tree might be my fave. Probably not very practical for homes with cats, dogs, or toddlers though.
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Sloths are exceptional swimmers and can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes. By comparison, dolphins can hold their breath for up to 10 minutes.
Source: bit.ly/3jn6jA3
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...they'd assume it was just a Greek guy who looked like Bowie.
Source: bit.ly/3Vi38Hi
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David Bowie told a reporter who was surprised to see him get out of a taxi in New York that he got away with even using public transit in the city by carrying a Greek newspaper. That way, if people thought they spotted a celeb... (1/2)
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How cold is too cold for dogs? (I'm assuming these temps are for going outside without a coat.)
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Gignac's downfall was ordering pork at a restaurant in the Fontainebleau Hotel. 🤦♀️
He was arrested and is now serving 18 years at the Federal Detention Center in Miami. (2/2)
Source: bit.ly/3hL6zbK
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In a career spanning 18 years, Anthony Gignac used wealthy, high-ranking personas—most notably that of Saudi prince Khalid bin Al Saud—to fraudulently secure $8.1 million from investors in a series of schemes that he presented as being backed by a large personal fortune. (1/2)
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So, at dawn, from Dec 19th to the 23rd, a narrow beam of light penetrates the roof-box and reaches the floor of the chamber, gradually extending to the rear of the chamber. (4/4)
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Source: bit.ly/3vbvKqQ
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Above the entrance to the passage at Newgrange there is an opening called a roof-box. Its purpose is to allow sunlight to penetrate the chamber on the shortest days of the year, the winter solstice. (3/4)
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Six centuries older than the oldest pyramid in Egypt and 700 years older than the stone circle at Stonehenge, this huge Neolithic monument was built circa 3200 BC.
Newgrange is best known for the illumination of its passage and chamber by the winter solstice sun. (2/4)
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An hour’s drive north of Dublin sits a wonder of the prehistoric world. Every Dec 21st, deep inside this megalithic marvel called Newgrange, one of the world’s oldest and most spectacular light shows takes place. (1/4)
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Wailua Falls, Kauai.
The symmetry of the rainbow and falls is pretty fantastic.
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for patients with traumatic brain injuries before the bleed, giving them time to intervene. (2/2)
Source: ab.co/3hKFSE0
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The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Perth, Australia has developed an algorithm to predict brain bleeds.
They used 40,000 hours of patient data from 200 patients to create the algorithm, which could give medical staff up to 20 minutes' notice... (1/2)
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Before RL Stine catapulted to fame as the author of the popular Goosbumps series, he wrote jokes for Bazooka Joe gum wrappers.
Source: bit.ly/3uZXsqG
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In 2006, William Shatner sold his kidney stone for $25,000 and donated the proceeds to Habitat for Humanity.
Source: cbsn.ws/3jfO1Rj
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A baby fox sleeping on a tree in the Vosges, a mountain range in France
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Lol @ the western and romance genres. I thought I was in the minority for thinking they're both corny.
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...inherited from both his parents. Those tests indicate he's among just 2-3% of the population who are as much as 10 times more likely to develop the disease than those without both copies of the gene. (2/2)
Source: bit.ly/3hA1G51
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Chris Hemsworth is taking some time off from acting after discovering he has a significantly heightened risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease due to genetic factors.
The Thor actor learned he had two copies of the gene ApoE4... (1/2)
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"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" has every letter in the alphabet. That's why it's frequently used to preview a font.
Source: bit.ly/3uWiiXM
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Our hands and feet become wrinkly in water to give a better grip under water. It works like tread on your car tires, which allow more of the tire to be in contact with the road and gives you a better traction.
Source: bit.ly/3FWqVYH
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Activities like deep, slow breathing, humming, singing, gargling, and exposing yourself to cold (weather, water, etc) all stimulate the vagus nerve and can improve physical and mental health. (3/3)
Source: bit.ly/3BEz3L8
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Increasing your vagal tone activates the parasympathetic nervous system, and having higher vagal tone means that your body can relax faster after stress. (2/3)
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The vagus nerve is also a key part of your parasympathetic 'rest and digest' nervous system. It influences your
breathing, digestive function and heart rate, all of which can have a huge impact on your mental health. (1/3)
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Just posted a photo instagram.com/p/CmNT6p4PMv4r
Aptly named 'The Highest Court in the Land', the Supreme Court’s basketball court sits one floor above the actual courtroom. ⚖️🏀 (2/2)
Source: bit.ly/3PsDWwd
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The US Supreme Court is known by Americans as the 'Highest Court of the Land', but there’s a court that sits even above the Supreme Court: a literal basketball court. (1/2)
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...sort of like when you mix shades of paint. But polar bear hair has a structural color, which comes from the way light bounces around the structure of the hair itself. No pigments required. (2/2)
Source: wapo.st/3YpNwnJ
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A polar bear's fur isn't white; it's see-through but takes on a white color because of its structure.
Human hair gets its color from pigment. Different types of pigment form in varying amounts to create various colors when light hits them... (1/2)
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The enormous pink ribbon, measuring 10,764 ft² (5,620 m²), was sown together by a group of seamstresses and placed on one of the hills of Tetas de Viana. (2/2)
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