…that the inland taipan is generally considered the most venomous snake in the world. One bite from the snake contains enough poison to k__l approximately 100 fully grown human beings.
However, it is not considered the most dangerous snake in the world. The inland taipan’s habitat is in the desolate areas of Australia and it is known to be a shy and reclusive snake.
… that the smallest mammal in the world, found in the country of Thailand, is the bumblebee bat. This species of bat weighs in at 0.05-0.07 ounces (1.417-1.98447 grams) and is 1.14-1.29 inches (2.8956-3.2766 cm) long.
They are also among the rarest bats in the world.
Oh it looks cute 
…that French poodles are NOT from France? Though they are popular and common throughout the history of France, this breed of dog did not originate among the French. They come from Germany. They were bred to be hunting dogs. It was believed that their water resistant coat made them the ideal duck hunting accomplice.
Berlin? Really? Lol I don’t believe that
… that Yank-Pin-ups were distributed to American military personnel during World War II to promote morale?
To clarify a little, Yank was a weekly magazine distributed to US military during World War II. Here is an example of the pictures featurd to “boost morale”.
Rather innocent by today’s standards, but I can somehow imaigne it might have given some sort of comfort in the extreme situation these young men were in.
…that in 1854 the black woman Elisabeth Jennings Graham was late for work as organist in her local church. She didn’t have time to wait for the blacks-only horse carriage, so she entered a white-ones only. Of course it caused a ruckus, and she was thrown out. Elisabeth sued the company, and she actually won the case.
That was 100 years before Rosa Parks entered a white-only bus, and sparked the Civil Rights Movement.
I didn’t know that. Love learning history, thanks my friend
…that there’s something called a Halo Effect that affects nearly all of us. It is the phenomenon in which your mind can’t stop your heart from seeing what it wants to see in another person. More or less. Being attracted to someone or thinking they are smart and/or good looking can and will influence how you rate their abilities or sk__ls in other areas.
…there is an exoplanet called 55 Cancri e that is largely comprised of diamonds!!
Did you know “strengths” is the longest word in the English language with one vowel?
…that in 2009 Graciela Perez-Gutierrez attracted around 10,000 people to her 93rd birthday party?
Graciela who, you may ask? Well, this Havana born woman was a huge star on the mambo and Afro-Cuban scene in New York in the 1940’s and 50’s. And she left her mark, hence her birthday party 50 years later. Goes to show there are stars outside the North-Western/North-American cultural hemisphere where most of the active forum members usually roam.
…that on a train station in New Jersey sometime in late 1863 or early 1864 a man by the name of Robert Todd Lincoln was saved from a serious injury or even death by another man named Edwin Booth. Edwin had a kid brother named John Wilkes, who in 1865 briefly met Robert’s f____r Abraham in Ford Theatre in Washington D.C., a meeting that was fatal for both of them.
Thank you for that amazing coincidence
…that 151 years ago today, somewhere near Lake Tanganyika in present day Tanzania, the phrase “Dr. Livingston, I presume?” was uttered. David Livingston’s answer is lesser known, but he greeted Henry Morton Stanley back with the words “Yes, and I feel thankful that I am here to welcome you.”
Historians today doubt that this is an accurate descrpiction of what actually happened. But it certainly adds a little extra and makes the story better. What is certain is that, no matter what was said, Stanley found Livingston 151 years ago today.
I have to remember this excuse 
…that all horses in the world can do the same three basic gaits?
walk
trot
canter
… except the Icelandic horses. These have, probably genetically, a fourth gait, called tölt. With this gait there is no pronounced jumping or flying phase, and the horse’s back remains at almost the same height
In addition: Pluto, due to its peculiarity, became the namesake for similar celestial objects, which have been called ‘plutoids’ since his planet status was removed
