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Hundreds of pirate attacks occur each year.
Worldwide the Piracy Reporting Crime center (PRC) recorded a number or 200 armed pirate robberies in 2018. However, most of these attacks go undocumented. This is 180 times more than the total number of attacks in 2017.
The rafflesia is the biggest flower.
Also known as the Monster flower, the rafflesia is the biggest flower. Rafflesia reaches a width of over 3 ft.
The average person spends 6 months of their life waiting for traffic lights to turn green.
The average waiting time spent at a stoplight is 75 seconds. This also accounts for 20% of all driving time.
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The chef of Charles the first is paid £500 a year to keep his ice cream recipe a secret.
Charles treated his recipe as if it were a state secret. But he soon discovered that even a monarch cannot keep track of everything.
Cherophobia is the fear of being happy.
People who experience this go out of their way to avoid and invoke positive emotions. These people also often fear socializing for it may lead to positive events. This phobia is a form of anxiety disorder that is often treated with regular medication.
The heartbeat of a blue whale can be heard from two miles away.
This mammal is the largest on the entire planet and weighs over 150 tons. Its heart is roughly the size of a small car and weighs over 1,300 pounds. The blue whale’s heart only beats 8-10 times per minute.
Frogs do not drink water.
Frogs do not swallow water like most animals and people do. They absorb moisture through their skin and then secrete a mucus that helps them keep moist.
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Cabbages are 92% water.
Because of its high water content, the cabbage is considered a superfood. Other vegetables such as zucchini, celery, and radish are 95% water.
There is a bridge made especially for squirrels.
This was built to give the small creatures a safe pathway to use to cross the N44 motorway. Officials from the Netherlands spent approximately 120,000 pounds on this project. Only five squirrels were able to use this bridge.
A footlong from subway is not one foot long.
The subway footlong is made to be the registered trademark of the sandwich company. The restaurant states that it was not made to be used as a measurement of length.
Marie Curie’s old notebooks remain radioactive until today.
Curie’s long exposure to radioactive material did not only affect her but most of her belongings as well. This includes her clothes, furniture, and books. Scientists state that her belongings that remain in a lead box will remain radioactive for at least another 1,500 years.
Over 70,000 plant species are medicinal.
These plant species provide herbal remedies needed for certain ailments. Ginger, onion, and oregano are a few plants that have a purpose beyond our kitchens and culinary ventures.
Roosters have built-in earplugs in them.
Research has found that when a rooster opens its beak to crow, its external auditory canals close off. This prevents the sound from coming in and acts as an earplug for them. A rooster’s crow is usually around 140 decibels and higher.
Bananas can naturally make people happy.
This particular fruit contains an amino acid that the body converts into serotonin. Serotonin is more commonly known as the happy hormone that keeps us in a positive mood.
The father of Computer Science committed suicide.
Alan Turning committed the act after being forced to undergo hormonal treatment for his homosexuality. He was also banned from continuing his research unless he went through the treatments.
Hydrofluoric acid is the least acidic but remains the most dangerous.
This can be fatal when swallowed or breathed. It is also dangerous when coming into contact with the skin.
The implementation of GRE tunnels enables the creation of secure communication channels over an untrusted network.
Network engineers configure and manage NAT (Network Address Translation) for conserving public IP addresses.
The use of network segmentation enhances security by isolating different segments of a network.
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The Netherlands has to import criminals to fill up their jails.
Since 2004, the Netherlands’ crime rate has only gotten lower and lower. In 2013, a prison shut down because there were no criminals to put behind bars. This low crime rate makes this country one of the safest places on the planet.
Rain has a smell.
The smell comes from a slightly pungent scent that comes from the ozone. Specifically, the one that comes from fertilizers and natural sources that are carried in a storm’s draft from a higher altitude. This is why some people can smell rain right before it starts to pour.
Taxi drivers in London are called cabbies.
If you find yourself in a taxi cab in London, you can expect that they have memorized all the paths and roads in the city. This is due to the mandatory test that all cabbies are required to take before being offered the job.
Mushrooms aren’t plants.
Mushrooms belong to the kingdom Fungi, which also includes yeasts, rust, mildew, and mold. Mushrooms are often confused for plants because of their plantlike form.
A wild dog is ranked as the most successful predator.
According to research, canines have an 85% success rate when hunting. This is higher than that of a lion or cheetah. A lion only has a 17-19% success rate.