Did you know that the white and red stripes on a windsock are not for decoration?

They actually indicate precise wind speeds.

Here's how.

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An ant will survive a fall from any height because it's terminal velocity can never be high enough to kill it.

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You can get poisoned by eating too much cheese. It is called "Tyrotoxism."

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Short lecture by Kurt Vonnegut on the 'simple shapes of stories.'

Or storytelling + data visualization + data visualization about storytelling = mind blown.

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One minute of passionate kissing can burn between 5 and 26 calories.

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The tiny pocket in jeans was designed for pocket watches.

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In China it is not allowed to give each other watches.

It is considered a harbinger of death.

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In theory, every rainbow is a circle, but from the ground, usually only its upper half can be seen. Things change when you're flying or observing from an elevated vantage point

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This single $300 MILLION machine fires lasers at tin droplets 50,000 times per second creating plasma hotter than the sun and without it your phone and modern AI wouldn’t exist.

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Since water and oil don't mix, when you dump water on a grease fire, it sinks right through to the bottom of the pan and evaporates instantly, spreading flaming oil everywhere

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A stunning chemiluminescent glow created by luminol

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Phronima is a parasitoid deep sea amphipod.

Instead of constantly feeding on a live host, females attack salps, eat the animal and hollow out its gelatinous shell laying their eggs inside then propel the barrel as the larvae developPhronima is a parasitoid deep sea amphipod.

Instead of constantly feeding on a live host, females attack salps, eat the animal and hollow out its gelatinous shell laying their eggs inside then propel the barrel as the larvae develop

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Couples who cuddle often are 8 times more likely to be happy in their relationship than those who don't.😁

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Male hairs are denser and grow faster than females.    

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In China, AI-generated livestreams are selling products using synthetic video/voice

No humans on screen. Just AI avatars running 24/7, reportedly earning up to $100 per hour per stream

Rows of pcs running AI influencers selling products at the same time.

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We are more attracted to the way a person smells than we are to the way they look.

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Orgasnom is a term used to describe the chills you get after eating something extremely delicious.

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How a Bulletproof Vest Stops a Bullet
- A bulletproof vest stops a projectile by stretching, spreading, and absorbing its energy across multiple protective layers—but how much force still reaches the body?

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63 Earths could fit inside Uranus.

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