Did you know, artificial vanilla once came from beaver butts in the form of a secretion called castoreum… Castoreum is secreted from the anal glands of beavers and is used to mark their territory. Castoreum was once commonly used to mimic vanilla flavor in food, added to cigarettes, and used in perfumes. Castoreum is rarely …
Scallops can have up to 200 blue-green eyes and dozens of tentacles along the edge of their shell. Learn more about scallop eyes: >> https://www.hfsp.org/hfsp-news/some-reflections-mirrored-eyes-scallops >>https://carnegiemnh.org/scallop-eyes-relate-human-uniqueness/
Did you know, house cats share 95.6% of their DNA with tigers. They also act similarly when it comes to stalking and pouncing. Learn more >> https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0918/House-cats-and-tigers-share-95.6-percent-of-DNA-study-reveals
According to legend, roses were originally only white but turned red after Cupid poured wine over the flower Roses are the most popular flower in the world with over 150 species and thousands of hybrids being cultivated globally. According to legend, roses were originally only white but turned red after Cupid mischievously poured wine over …
Temperature (F) = number of cricket chirps in 15 seconds + 40 Did you know, you can tell temperature based on cricket chirps? Called Dolbear’s Law, the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit can be approximated by counting the number of cricket chirps in 15 seconds and adding 40. That will give you the temperature in Fahrenheit (F). …