Some fungi create zombies, then control their minds The tropical fungus Ophiocordyceps infects antsā central nervous systems. By the time the fungi been in the insect bodies for nine days, they have complete control over the hostās movements. They force the ants to climb trees, then convulse and fall into the cool, moist soil below, where fungi …
Ninety percent of Libya is desert. āHappy Birthdayā was the first song ever played on Mars. Mars Rover Curiosity played the song to itself on its first anniversary on the planet. China didnāt win its first Olympic medal until 1984. More than 100 baseballs are used during a typical professional baseball game. š the way …
POVEGLIA WAS CONSTRUCTED ON A permanent fortification built by the Venetian government and from 1793-1814 was used as a plague quarantine station, or ālazarettoāāone of many in the Venetian lagoon. The tiny island is said to have hosted over 160,000 infected souls living out their final days and hours thereāso many that there are whispers …
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Giraffes donāt just have long necks: They have long tongues! Their tongues areĀ betweenĀ 18 and 20 inches long. Sea otters like to hold each otherās paws when they sleep, so they donāt drift apart while dreaming. How sweet is that?! Mice have pretty funny names: A femaleĀ mouseĀ is a doe and a male mouse is a buck. …
Lucy in the sky with diamonds. A star in the constellation of Centaurus has a secret at its heart. At first it appeared to be a dim white dwarf, but it subsequently turned out to be incredibly dense, with the mass of the Sun crammed into an object only a third the diameter of Earth. …
