The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus is said to have died in a few different ways, but all of them involve being covered in manure.
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queen elizabeth i was gifted a unicorn horn which
Queen Elizabeth I was gifted a unicorn horn which she believed could identify poison and cure diseases. It was a crown jewel and became known as the Horn Of Windsor. In actuality, it was a tusk of a narwhal.
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reindeers eyes change to a blue color in the
Reindeers eyes change to a blue color in the winter to help gather light during the dark arctic months and return to a golden color in the spring and summer.
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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
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!
the senator a 3500 year old bald cypress in big
“The Senator,” a 3500 year old bald cypress in Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida and the fifth oldest tree in the world, was burned down by a lady who climbed its branches to smoke crystal meth.
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during world war ii the crew of the british
During World War II, the crew of the British submarine HMS Trident kept a fully grown reindeer called Pollyanna aboard their vessel for six weeks (it was a gift from a USSR naval admiral).
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jellyfish born on the space shuttle columbia in
Jellyfish born on the space shuttle Columbia in the 1990′s suffered from vertigo when they returned to Earth. They had abnormal pulsing and movement which lead to difficulty swimming in normal gravity.
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nollywood the nickname for the nigerian film
Nollywood, the nickname for the Nigerian film industry, is the second largest producer of films behind India’s Bollywood. The films are mostly hawked on DVD since there are less than 20 theatres in the whole country.
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