Why do Olympians bite their medals?
The tradition probably stems from the age old practice of testing whether something was really solid gold or not by biting it. Gold is a very soft metal, at least softer than tooth enamel,...
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The Amazing Christmas Island red crabs
Christmas Island is a small Australian island in the Indian Ocean, 2,600 kilometers northwest of the city of Perth, that is home to many species of animal and plant. The island is particularly noted...
Something you would not want to see under the microscope
In 1590, two Dutch spectacle makers (Zaccharias Janssen and his son Hans), discovered that nearby objects appeared greatly enlarged while experimenting with several lenses in a tube. That was the forerunner of the compound...
World Shortest Woman from India
World Shortest Woman from India, looking just like doll… Nagpur’s Jyoti Amge has been accredited with the title of World’s shortest women by Guinness world record on her 18th birthday. Jyoti stood 62.8 centimeters...
12 Amazing Tricks On Human Body!
1. itchy in your throat If you’ve got an itch in your throat, scratch your ear. When the nerves in the ear get stimulated, they create a reflex in the throat that causes a...
The Weirdest Strange-looking Creatures.
The Hawaiian Happy Face Spider These happy-face spiders exhibits an array of color patterns on the back of its abdomen, sometimes resembles a smiling face. The happy-face spider is endemic to the Hawaiian archipelago...
Red-lipped Batfish – The Strange-looking Sea Creature
Photograph by Birgitte Wilms, National Geographic The red-lipped batfish (Ogcocepphalus darwini) is an unusual looking fish from the Galapagos Islands. It belongs to the family Ogcocephalidae, whose members are commonly referred to as batfish. This...
The Most Adorable Endangered Creature – The Mexican Walking Fish
The Mexican Walking Fish, Axolotl salamander (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an endangered species. This adorable creature is seriously threatened with extinction because of habitat destruction and water pollution.Apart from their appearance, one of the coolest...