The earliest microscopes were called flea glasses because they were predominantly used to observe small insects such as fleas!
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Alfred Mosher Butts, a New York architect, invented the popular board game Scrabble in 1931. He wanted to create a game which involved some luck and a lot of skill (and a large vocabulary)! Butts decided on the point-values of the letters by studying the front page of the New York Times.
Lightning is 5 times hotter than the sun. Lighting can reach temperatures of 30,000 kelvins (53,540 degrees Fahrenheit). Compare that to the surface of the sun, 6,000 kelvins (10,340 degrees Fahrenheit).
There are actually three different words that botanists use for sharp things on plants: thorns, spines, and prickles. Thorns, spines, and prickles help protect plants from animals. However, some animals have evolved, developing long tongues, to reach past these sharp things and feed on the leaves of the plant.
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Alfred Mosher Butts, a New York architect, invented the popular board game Scrabble in 1931. He wanted to create a game which involved some luck and a lot of skill (and a large vocabulary)! Butts decided on the point-values of the letters by studying the front page of the New York Times.
Lightning is 5 times hotter than the sun. Lighting can reach temperatures of 30,000 kelvins (53,540 degrees Fahrenheit). Compare that to the surface of the sun, 6,000 kelvins (10,340 degrees Fahrenheit).
There are actually three different words that botanists use for sharp things on plants: thorns, spines, and prickles. Thorns, spines, and prickles help protect plants from animals. However, some animals have evolved, developing long tongues, to reach past these sharp things and feed on the leaves of the plant.
The Pokémon Xatu is known for remaining completely still and silent, and the reason behind this can be uncovered in its Pokédex description. Apparently, the little guy can see both the past and the future at the same time. Meaning that a Xatu can see all of the horrifying things that have happened in the world and those things that will one day happen. The fact that the Pokémon is powerless in changing both of these has resulted in its stoicism. Wow.
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