Nearly a third of the human skeleton is made out of metal #humanbody
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ClearThe Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962 - an outbreak of mass psychogenic illness among school children which occurred shortly after Tanzanian independence. #diseases #africa
Every few hundred thousand years, Earth’s North and South magnetic poles abruptly switch places and leave a record of these occurrences in rocks. Earth’s last magnetic pole reversal happened 780,000 years ago. #nowyouknow
Snake wine is an alcoholic beverage made by infusing whole snakes inside of a container that contains rice wine or grain alcohol. The drink was first recorded to have been consumed in China during the Western Zou Dynasty Some where between 1040–770 BC #history
Only Kenyan runners have won the Commonwealth Games 3000 metre steeplechase since 1994 #olympics
Sperm whales are so named because of a waxy substance known as spermaceti found in their heads. This substance was used in oil lamps, lubricants, and candles in olden days leading to these whales being the primary target of the whaling industry #nowyouknow #whales
Echidnas have 4 heads on their penis. #funfact
Early paintings of Jesus often had him holding/using a wand when performing his miracles #history
In the late 19th century in Great Britain, attempted suicide was deemed to be equivalent to attempted murder and was punished by hanging. #nowyouknow
Baby owls sleep facedown because their heads are too heavy #funfact
Squirrels don’t sweat or pant so when they get hot they lay flat on the ground to cool off. This is called, “Splooting”. #nowyouknow
Only humans, orcas and pilot whales undergo menopause. #animals
Chess boxing is a sport which combines chess and boxing. Players take turns playing chess followed by a round of boxing. #sports
From 2000 to 2020 the world’s wealth more than tripled, going from $440 trillion to $1,540 trillion. #funfact
In Colombia, some people still believe that if a person is bitten by a lantern fly, they will die unless they have sex within 24 hours #bizzare
Some people are so drawn into the 'Bitcoin is gold' and the mining narrative
when it's family members that i gave been trying to talk to for 4 years, the depressing part is to end up feeling like they never thought about anything I said
not much you can do , just give up on the whole subject.