In 2009 a pigeon named Winston raced Telkom, South Africa’s largest ISP, to see who could deliver 4GB of data to a location 60 miles away the fastest. By the time Winston arrived with the 4GB flash drive, Telkom had transmitted only 4% of the data.
In 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt became the first, First Lady to hold her own press conference. In an attempt to afford equal time to women--who were traditionally barred from presidential press conferences--she allowed only female reporters to attend.
During WWII, the silk of black widows was used to make crosshairs in guns used by the U.S. Army, as it is stronger than steel or platinum wire of the same thickness.
If a butterfly lands on you, the butterfly is likely licking up the sweat from your skin. Like sweat, tears are salty, and butterflies have been observed drinking those, too, from crocodiles and tortoises.
While humans possess three types of color receptor cones in their eyes, a Mantis Shrimp carries sixteen color receptive cones giving them the ability to recognize colors that are unimaginable by other species.
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