How snakes climb trees

Scene of the Massacre at Chios by Ottoman troops in 1822 (painting by Eugène Delacroix)
This catastrophe resulted in the death, enslavement, and flight of about four-fifths of the total population of Greeks on the island of Chios. It is estimated that up to 100,000 people were killed or enslaved during the Ottoman massacre, while up to 20,000 escaped as refugees.
This massacre led to increased international support for Greek independence from Ottoman occupation.

An electric wheelchair from Honda that can be operated hands-free.

The elephant seal is the largest member of the seal family.

A view of Jerusalem, c. 1900-1910s

Eerie pool of water untouched by humans for hundreds of thousands of years found at Carlsbad Caverns

Goats can get attached to people just like dogs or cats do.

⛄️ Boys building a snowman in Bristol, UK, 1961

A real cyberpunk: scientists have unveiled a bionic leg that a person can feel like their own.

The prosthetic leg bends, steps and does all the same things as a normal leg. It uses a special interface to communicate with the brain to send signals to the prosthetic leg.

🇩🇰 A child on the streets of Roskilde, Denmark, c. 1900

A human next to the skull of a whale

Manatee: 500 kg of cuteness and safety

"Sea cows" inhabit the freshwater reservoirs of both the Americas and equatorial Africa.

Their speed is only 5 miles per hour.

Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, 15 January 1559

😎 How the Panama Canal works in real time

The Panama Canal is a waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It uses a system of locks that raise and lower ships to the level of an artificial lake.

Pom-pom crab or boxer crab

A crab uses anemones like boxing gloves, still looks like a ballerina. They wear them to protect themselves from predators.

The Great Molasses Flood: Fiery hot molasses flooded the streets of Boston on January 15th 1919, killing 21 people and injuring scores of others. The molasses burst from a huge tank at the United States Industrial Alcohol Company building in the heart of the city. The tank contained 2.5 million gallons of molasses. When the bolts holding the bottom of the tank exploded, an eight-foot-high wave of molasses swept away the freight cars and caved in the building’s doors and windows, spread out into the streets and knocked down the local firehouse. Residents claimed for decades afterwards that the area still smelled of molasses on hot summer days.

Garland bees🐝

They tie their paws together to build the honeycomb structure of the hive.