It’s common to find, in the blank spaces of 13th and 14th century English texts, sketches and notes from medieval readers. And scattered through this marginalia is an oddly recurring scene: a brave knight in shining armor facing down a snail. It’s a great unsolved mystery of medieval manuscripts.
Diphylleia grayi also known as “Skeleton flower” is an extraordinary flower with white petals that turn beautifully transparent upon contact with water. As the water dries, they again turn white.
The Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard. The largest verified specimen reached a length of 10.3 feet (3.13 m) and weighed 366 pounds (166 kg). This may have included a substantial amount of undigested food.
Washing your hands in hot water doesn’t kill germs any better than washing them in cold water, a study found. Water hot enough to kill germs would scald your skin..
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