Did you know that the word "salary" comes from the Latin word Salarium, which referred to the allowance of salt given to Roman soldiers? Your daily hard work is rooted in something essential and valuable!

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This guy 3D-printed a breathable honeycomb fan cover to cool his PC

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Frogs literally eat with their eyes!

If you get close and personal with a frog and watch it eat, you may come away wondering why it closes its eyes every time it swallows.

It’s not just that they really savor every bite, but it’s actually biological.

Frogs will close their eyes and then retract them down towards their throat, which helps push food down towards their stomach!

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This is Barreleye Fish, and it is the first fish to have transparent head.

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A complete human nervous system preserved as a single specimen, dissected by two medical students over 1,500 hours in 1925–1926.
It is now on display at the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri.

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There is a flower that looks like a human skull.

The Antirrhinum majus commonly known as the snapdragon aka the dragon flower.

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Transferring a 5MB hard drive in 1956.

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This is a feather star (Crinoidea), a marine animal closely related to sea stars and sea urchins. Its lineage dates back over 450 million years, long before the dinosaurs.

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A newly discovered snake from New Guinea has been named after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash.

Scientists named the new species Lielaphis slashi or “Slash’s groundsnake” in honor of his lifelong love of reptiles.

The reddish-brown, nonvenomous snake is about 71 cm long and was initially mistaken for another species. Genetic testing and physical differences later revealed that it was actually new to science.

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There is a town in Norway called "Hell."

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Headphones can cause partial or complete hearing loss.
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How coffee is roasted and ground using century-old machines at this coffee shop in Sivas, Turkey.

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If you want to terminate the urge to cry, simply drink a glass of water, this will greatly reduce your brains urge to cry.

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Every minute 600 new sites appear on the web.

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Loneliness can occur even when a person is surrounded by other people. It is generally understood as the feeling that one’s social relationships are less satisfying or meaningful than desired.

Interestingly, people experiencing loneliness may sometimes withdraw from social situations because they expect rejection or feel that others are unlikely to understand them. This can reduce opportunities for connection and reinforce the feeling of isolation. 🫂

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Why do airliners cruise at 11 km and not higher or lower?

Thin air saves fuel.
Too thin, and the plane can’t fly.
Physics picked the altitude.

Here’s why

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The first computer virus was created in 1983.

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In Singapore, chewing gum is not generally illegal to possess or chew, but the sale and import of ordinary chewing gum are heavily restricted. Since 1992, restrictions were introduced after discarded gum caused problems on public infrastructure.
Spitting in public can result in a fine, with repeated offences carrying heavier penalties. 🇸🇬🍬

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The king cobra is the longest venomous snake, growing up to 13 feet (4 meters). It lives in forests in South and Southeast Asia. It has a big hood it shows when scared. Its venom is very strong and can stop nerves. It’s called “king” because it hunts and eats other snakes. The king cobra builds nests and guards its eggs until they hatch. 🐍👑

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