Gray whales always mate in a threesome: two males and one female. The non-dominant male braces the female and helps holds her next to her mate.
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in the first publication of the scouts handbook in
In the first publication of the scouts handbook in 1908, the original Boy Scouts’ Motto ‘Be Prepared’ was followed by ‘to die for your country if need be…’
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in 2011 australias perth mint created a gigantic
In 2011, Australia’s Perth Mint created a gigantic A$1million gold coin. It broke records for both weight and value, weighing over a ton and using gold worth an estimated A$52 million.
theres a lake baikal in russia that is a thousand
There’s a Lake Baikal in Russia that is a thousand times older than any other lake on Earth. It is also the deepest lake and holds 1/5th of the freshwater on our planet.
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the daddy long legs flosses after meals by
The daddy-long-legs “flosses” after meals by pulling each of its eight legs through its pincers in order to keep parasites off them.
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feeding silkworm larvae mulberry leaves sprayed
Feeding silkworm larvae mulberry leaves sprayed with fabric dye results in the dye being transported along the biochemical pathways of the silkworm to produce a colored cocoon and colored silk fibre.
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Source: https://gizmodo.com/silkworms-fed-dyed-mulberry-leaves-to-produce-colored-s-1476655497
a math professor named søren eilers found lego
A math professor named Søren Eilers found LEGO® was miscalculating the number of possibilities from a combination of 6 eight-stud bricks. LEGO® had published a possible combination of 102,981,500, but the actual correct answer is over 915,000,000.
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in 1924 there was a law made in arizona making it
In 1924, there was a law made in Arizona making it illegal for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs.
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Apparently there was a donkey that floated away in a flood when a dam gave out and the town spent a great deal of money rescuing the donkey. They passed the law shortly thereafter to prevent it from happening again!
sexmoán was a fishing village located in the
Sexmoán was a fishing village located in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. It changed its name to Sasmuan in 1991 due to the negative and sexual connotation associated with its original Spanish name.
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