🩸 Visually demonstrating the danger of snake bites

How a drop of venom turns blood into jelly in a matter of seconds.

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Christmas in Ukraine is celebrated between the 6th and 19th of January.

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The feeling of thirst occurs when the body loses 1% of its weight in water.

A loss of more than 5% can lead to fainting, and more than 10% can lead to death from dehydration.

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The word "shampoo" comes from the Indian word "champu" (hair cleansing and body massage during the daily bath) and was introduced to Britain around 1814 by an Indian businessman named Sake Dean Mahomed and his Irish wife.

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​​Pablo Picasso completed his first painting at the age of 9, titled "Le Picador" (1890)

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Approximately 35 million Chinese still live in caves.

Many of these caves have modern amenities.

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Ailurophobia is the extreme fear of cats.

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🥔🍅 There is a plant called "pomidofel" - it is a hybrid of potato and tomato.

Its fruits are tomatoes, and the tubers are potato-like.

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Alligators can go without food for up to 3 years.

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The world's longest leaves are found on palms growing in Madagascar.

They can grow up to 20 meters in length.

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Blue whales can eat up to 500 kg of krill in one gulp, which is half a million calories.

An adult whale can consume up to 40 million calories per day.

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Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the world without a river.

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In 1936, the Russians made a computer that ran on water.

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In terms of the number of books sold - according to various estimates, from 2 billion to 4 billion copies - Agatha Christie is second only to William Shakespeare, the Bible, and possibly Mao Zedong.

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In France it is illegal to publish photographs of a person in handcuffs who has not yet been convicted of a crime.

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Guinea pig teeth never stop growing.

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The world record for loudest purr by a living domestic cat was recently broken by a UK cat named, Bella, with a purr of 54.59 dB. The all-time record is co-held by cats named, Smokey & Merlin, who each registered a purr measuring 67.8 dB.

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Sloths can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes - nearly twice as long as dolphins can.

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This is the "tarantula hawk," a hunter of tarantulas and the largest wasp in the world.

Its sting is one of the most painful, with the pain lasting for about 5 minutes.

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