Category Archives: Natural World

Aug 11 2016
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Natural World, Science

Fact #1164: The ‘fuel efficiency’ of walking is roughly equivalent to 360 miles per gallon.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_efficiency_in_transportation?thisisnotafuckingrepost#Walking

Aug 08 2016
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Natural World, People

Fact #1161: “Old People Smell” is caused by a molecule called 2-Nonenal, which increases in your body as you age.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Nonenal

Aug 04 2016
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Animals, Natural World

Fact #1159: When a whale dies and its carcass falls into the Bathyal or Abyssal zone of the ocean floor, it can sustain a complex localized ecosystem of deep-sea organisms for decades.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_fall

Aug 03 2016
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Natural World, Science

Fact #1158: The Solar System could support 10 quadrillion human beings with the utilization of asteroid resources.

Source: http://nix.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20050092385&qs=N%3D4294966819%2B4294583411

Aug 02 2016
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Natural World, Science

Fact #1157: The ‘Dog Days’ of summer are actually defined as the period from July 3 through August 11, when the Dog Star, Sirius, rises in conjunction (or nearly so) with the Sun.

Source: http://www.space.com/8946-dog-days-summer-celestial-origin.html

Jul 25 2016
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Natural World, Science

Fact #1151: Psychiatrists have redefined “Pathological Grooming” such as skin-picking, hair-pulling, and nail-biting as similar to OCD, and they are considered often to be virtually uncontrollable.

Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/10/01/161766321/nail-biting-mental-disorder-or-just-a-bad-habit

Jun 29 2016
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Animals, Natural World

Fact #1134: Honeyguide birds can guide African tribes to beehives after exchanging whistles with them. Once the humans have removed the honey, the bird feeds on the remaining beeswax and larvae.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeyguide

Jun 23 2016
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Natural World

Fact #1130: A 6’7″ man can see 1056 feet further than a 5’7″ man.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon?1#Distance_to_the_horizon

Jun 20 2016
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Natural World, Places

Fact #1127: The tallest tree, the largest tree (by volume) and the oldest tree (non-clonal) in the world are all located in California.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superlative_trees

Jun 17 2016
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Natural World, Science

Fact #1126: Lightning serves an important role in the nitrogen cycle by oxidizing diatomic nitrogen in the air into nitrates, which are deposited by rain and can fertilize the growth of plants and other organisms.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning#Lightning_strike

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