The Iberian ribbed newt is able to pierce its own skin and push out its ribs to stab its predators. The ribs also carry poisonous toxins from its body, making them a highly effective stinging mechanism. The newt’s pierced skin is able to heal quickly from this. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #644… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 291, click here. 1. Rosemary Kennedy, sister of John F Kennedy, pictured in 1938. In 1941, at age 23, her father forced her to undergo a lobotomy, due to her mood swings, seizures, and intellectual disability. This procedure rendered her permanently incapacitated and unable to speak.…… Read More »
Britain’s oldest complete human skeleton, the Cheddar Man, was discovered in 1903. It was dated to approximately 7150 BC, and his genetic markers suggested that he probably had green eyes, lactose intolerance, dark curly or wavy hair, and, less certainly, dark to very dark skin. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #643 first appeared… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 290, click here. 1. Schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe watches a successful launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger after being selected to join a later mission in January 1986, which would ultimately end in disaster, 30 October 1985. 2. Logging family with a 1300-year-old tree, 1892. 3. In…… Read More »
Here are 14 Interesting Facts About Austin. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Austin 1. Texas billionaire and former presidential candidate Ross Perot wrote a blank cheque to fund and save the 500-year-old Treaty Oak in Austin, Texas which was poisoned by a vandal. – Source 2. When the city of Austin, Texas asked people online to…… Read More »
The Irish parliament recently spent €808,000 on a new printer, and when they discovered it didn’t fit they spent another €236,000 moving walls and reinforcing the building. It remains unused as staff refuses to operate it without a pay rise. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #640 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source
Eating food containing uncooked flour can give you food poisoning. Bacteria are killed only when food made with flour is cooked. In 2016 and 2019, two outbreaks of E. coli infections linked to raw flour made more than 80 people sick. One should avoid tasting or eating raw dough or batter. The post 25 Kickass… Read More »
Located in Cumbria’s Lake District National Park, Scafell Pike Mountain is the highest mountain in England. It has an elevation of 978 meters (3,209 ft) above sea level and is part of the Southern Fells. Enjoy eight things you didn’t know about Scafell Pike Mountain. 1. There are four routes to the Scafell Pike Mountain…… Read More »
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 289, click here. 1. Actor and martial arts star Jackie Chan at the benefit concert in Hong Kong, in support of Tiananmen Square protesters, 1989. 2. Students dance in Tiananmen Square before the arrival of the Chinese military, 4 June 1989. 3. Chinese tanks massing before…… Read More »