It’s Trilobite Tuesday! The fossilized remains of this graceful Dionide from Portugal’s Valongo Formation are both academically significant and an example of natural art. One of the most fascinating Ordovician-age trilobite sites in the world, the Valongo Formation is known for producing jumbo-sized specimens. In fact, one record-holding trilobite from this site is estimated to have been 30 in (0.8 m) long… a world record.
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The five deepest metro stations in the world are located in North Korea, Ukraine, Russia, US, and UK respectively. Portland, OR holds the deepest in the western hemisphere.
by @GeographicGeoff
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Fact: @inky-duchess 's fantasy guides are gifts sent from someone above and HELPED a lot of writers out there
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Fact of the Day relating to my crap once again!
For those Walten Files fans out there who really enjoy FNaPF, Jack Kennedy is Jack Walten, as confirmed in this drawing:
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ROBOT
THE TERM ROBOT COMES FROM THE CZECH WORD 'ROBOTA' WHICH MEANS 'DRUDGERY', OR 'HARD WORK' AND 'FORCED LABOUR'
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Today's fact of the day is inspired by some advanced studying I was doing on genetics :)
Fact of the day:
Octopuses can edit their own genes!
Cephalopods like squids, cuttlefish, and octopuses are incredibly intelligent and wily creatures—so much so that they can rewrite the genetic information in their neurons. Instead of one gene coding for one protein, which is normally the case, a process called recoding lets one octopus gene produce multiple proteins.
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Did you know there are pink dolphins? Meet the Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis). Found in the Amazon and Orinoco rivers, this species is known for its rosy complexion. How pink it is depends on the water it lives in: the Sun can have a fading effect on its signature color, so living in murkier water can help it retain its pink hue. To track down prey, including piranhas and cichlids, it uses echolocation and the hairs on its snout.
Photo: Ana Claudia Jatahy - MTUR, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons
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Autism and Synesthesia: A Fascinating Connection
Did you know that there is a higher prevalence of synesthesia among individuals with autism? Synesthesia is a sensory condition where stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory pathway. For example, some synesthetes might "see" sounds, or "taste" words.
A 2013 study in the journal "Molecular Autism" found that synesthesia occurred in about 7.2% of adults with autism, compared to 2.8% of adults without autism. Fascinating, isn't it?
Sources: Rothen N, et al. (2013) Molecular Autism
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Fact of the Day 30.11.22
The Loveland Frog is a Ohio based cryptid resembling a large humanoid frog that has been the subject of multiple police reports over the last 70 years.
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Fact of the day
While this isn't about my content, it's a fact about me.
I have autism.
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TYPEWRITER
TYPEWRITER IS THE LONGEST WORD THAT YOU CAN WRITE USING THE LETTERS ONLY ON ONE ROW OF THE KEYBOARD OF YOUR COMPUTER.
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