Oxalis is a plant that has a ballistic dispersal mechanism and can fire consecutive seeds if something brushes against it.

Russian rednecks

Chongqing, China

Journalist reports on Ukraine crisis switching fluently through 6 different languages

Jonathan is the oldest known living terrestrial animal in the world. He came to life in 1832 and is currently 187 years old. He has lived through WW1 and WW2, the Russian Revolution, seven monarchs on the British throne, and 39 US presidents.

The Siberian Ice Maiden of Ukok is a female mummy with tattoos from the 5th century BC.

In 1996 Ukraine handed over nuclear weapons to Russia "in exchange for a guarantee never to be threatened or invaded".

Interesting physics

Police officers in Moscow today are stopping people, demanding to see their phones, reading their messages, and refusing to release them if they refuse. This from Kommersant journalist Ana Vasilyeva.

Chinese explorer Zheng He’s ship compared to Christopher Columbus’ “Santa Maria”. They both lived and sailed at the same time

This huge 500kg russian bomb fell on a residential building in Chernihiv and didn't explode.

A red-tailed racer drinking water from a hiker's hand - a severe drought in Thailand drove a lot of snakes out from their holes forcing them to search for food and water, and this snake readily accepted a drink. It is a non-venomous snake.

On March 6, in the morning, a large-scale landslide was recorded in the rural area of Zaruma on the Mulunkai-Huertas road. Ecuador.

Meantime in russia..russian police officer "won" against inscription on snow that tells "no war❤️"

Jewish women before their execution in Skede, Latvia, December 15-17, 1941.

A poster in front of the Russian embassy in Riga

Dude demonstrates the bizarre way of summoning a mob of Emus