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Fact: Some octopus species lay 56,000 eggs at a time
On average, a giant Pacific octopus will lay 56,000 eggs at the end of a pregnancy, over the course of about a month, NPR reports. At first, these new babies float through the surrounding water unattached to one another or their mother. But then the mother gathers each egg—which is about the size of a grain of rice—and weaves them into braids, allowing her to keep an eye on everyone at the same time.
Fact: Cats have fewer toes on their back paws
Like most four-legged mammals, cats have five toes on the front, but their back paws only have four toes. Scientists think the four-toed back paws might help them run faster. Here are more purr-fectly fascinating facts about cats.
Fact: Kleenex tissues were originally intended for gas masks
When there was a cotton shortage during World War I, Kimberly-Clark developed a thin, flat cotton substitute that the army tried to use as a filter in gas masks. The war ended before scientists perfected the material, so the company redeveloped it to be smoother and softer, then marketed Kleenex as facial tissue instead.
Ctrl + A: Select all items in a document or window
Ctrl + F: Search for a file or folder
Ctrl + D: Delete the selected item
Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager directly
Alt + Tab: Switch between open apps
Windows key + L: Lock your PC or switch accounts
Windows key + D: Display and hide the desktop
Windows key + E: Open File Explorer
Windows key + I: Open Settings
Windows key + X: Open the power user menu
Alt + F4: Close the active item or exit the active app
Ctrl + Alt + Del: Open the Task Manager or switch user
Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager directly
Windows key + Ctrl + Left or Right Arrow: Switch between virtual desktops
Fact: Blue whales eat half a million calories in one mouthful
Just try to wrap your brain around the second part of this animal fact: Those 457,000 calories are more than 240 times the energy the whale uses to scoop those krill into its mouth.
Fact: That tiny pocket in jeans was designed to store pocket watches
The original jeans had only four pockets: that tiny pocket, plus two more on the front and just one in the back.
Fact: Turkeys can blush
When turkeys are scared or excited—like when the males see a female they’re interested in—the pale skin on their head and neck turns bright red, blue, or white. The flap of skin over their beaks, called a snood, also reddens. By the way, this is why the president pardons a turkey every Thanksgiving.
Fact: Most Disney characters wear gloves to keep animation simple
Walt Disney might have been the first to put gloves on his characters, as seen in 1929’s The Opry House, starring Mickey Mouse. In addition to being easier to animate, there’s another reason for the gloves: “We didn’t want him to have mouse hands because he was supposed to be more human,” Disney told his biographer in 1957.
Fact: The man with the world’s deepest voice can make sounds humans can’t hear
The man, Tim Storms, can’t even hear the note, which is eight octaves below the lowest G on a piano—but elephants can.
Windows key + . (period): Open the emoji panel
Windows key + Ctrl + D: Add a new virtual desktop
Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new folder in File Explorer
Alt + Enter: Open the Properties dialog box of the selected item
Ctrl + Alt + Tab: Use the arrow keys to switch between open apps
Alt + PrtScn: Capture a screenshot of the active window
Windows key + Up Arrow: Maximize the active window
Windows key + Down Arrow: Minimize the active window