The earliest microscopes were called flea glasses because they were predominantly used to observe small insects such as fleas!
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Raw horse meat might not be your thing, but it’s a popular delicacy in some parts of Japan, like the castle town of Kumamoto. Whilst now considered a rather posh indulgence, the practice of consuming horse meat actually came about when the city was under siege. The trapped inhabitants ran out of other food, so had to turn on their beloved horses.
You’ve seen fireflies and heard of anglerfish, but could you have imagined that humans are bio-luminescent, too? Certain metabolic reactions cause us to glow. Sadly, though, our eyes would have to be 1000 times more sensitive to register our natural shine.
Omega Centauri is the largest known “globular cluster” in the Milky Way. Globular clusters are high concentrations of stars grouped together by gravity. Omega Centauri contains approximately 10 million stars, with a mass of four million suns!
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Raw horse meat might not be your thing, but it’s a popular delicacy in some parts of Japan, like the castle town of Kumamoto. Whilst now considered a rather posh indulgence, the practice of consuming horse meat actually came about when the city was under siege. The trapped inhabitants ran out of other food, so had to turn on their beloved horses.
You’ve seen fireflies and heard of anglerfish, but could you have imagined that humans are bio-luminescent, too? Certain metabolic reactions cause us to glow. Sadly, though, our eyes would have to be 1000 times more sensitive to register our natural shine.
Omega Centauri is the largest known “globular cluster” in the Milky Way. Globular clusters are high concentrations of stars grouped together by gravity. Omega Centauri contains approximately 10 million stars, with a mass of four million suns!
The popular mystery game, Clue, or Cluedo in the UK, also spawned a television series in the UK, Australia, Germany, Portugal, and Sweden! The game never made it onto TV screens in the U.S, though. It was, however, turned into a movie starring Tim Curry and Christopher Lloyd!
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