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Isaac Newton, one of the most intelligent men in history, discovered gravity, proposed laws of motion, invented telescope and developed calculus mainly because he was driven by curiosity. His relentless desire to know and learn something new changed the way we see the world and his legacy continues to influence science and our worldview to this day.To awaken our curiosity for knowledge that can help us achieve great things, we present you with a list full of interesting facts, collected by the ‘FactsPidia’ Instagram account. Scroll down to find them and upvote the ones that threw you for a loop.
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LonelyLittleLeafSheep 4 days ago
Bread and butter would taste a far sight better than some wedding cakes I've had, and besides...who doesn't love butter?
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Virgil Blue 4 days ago
I think it's a very beautiful tattoo and it looks good. That it's got cultural significance males it even better.
For us to stay curious, it’s important to find time in our day that we can dedicate to reading about new research or learning novel activities. If you struggle to branch out of your usual area of interests to keep your fascination about the world alive, we got your back with some additional rare facts from experts who come from various fields of expertise.
In a previous interview with Bored Panda broadcast meteorologist Janice Davila told us that one of the most unknown pieces of information from her profession is that weather radars are tilted at a half-degree (1/2°) angle.
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Panda Kicki 4 days ago
I am a bit hesitant on meeting the donors like that. In some cases it is probably nice for them, but for the one getting a organ it may cause issues.
“This means that when you or someone else opens a weather app only to see that it says it's raining, it actually means the radar is detecting the rain at 1/2 degree up rather than looking at the surface. If you're not seeing any rain, it's because it's evaporated by the time it passed the radar, reaching the surface,” she explained.
Meanwhile, Mark Janes, a chartered biologist and scientist, revealed in a past interview that life is inherently simple, with carbon being its main ingredient. It’s an element that can be found everywhere, from living things and air to the ocean, rocks and fossils. Carbon is essential to all life on Earth, even humans, as it makes up fats and carbohydrates that make up molecules and our DNA, which makes up our bodies.
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Bananaramamama 4 days ago
This is awesome, but equally awesome is that it isn't exclusive to Singapore! Many places have Eco Bridges and/or wildlife passes that allow safe passage for all kinds of wildlife, even aquatic life
Another unusual piece of information about our world that meteorologist, atmospheric scientist, and owner of Makens Weather, Matt Makens, told us in a previous interview is that there’s an extreme weight of moisture in the air. “Especially within thunderstorms that are miles high and carry large hail...the tremendous amount of upward wind to enable all of that water and ice to stay in the air is mind-blowing to us as observers when we watch those thunderstorms pass through.”
These experts are also driven by curiosity and still have some mysteries they would like to find out in their field of expertise. For example, Davila is trying to see if the rise and fall of barometric pressure can be related to migraines. While Makens wants to discover the driving forces behind warm and cool phases of a natural climate pattern across the tropical Pacific—El Niño and La Niña. Until now, no one was able to exactly pinpoint why they occur.
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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 4 days ago (edited)
Reminds me of the "Hunger Stones" of Europe. They were rocks placed on the bottom of rivers or lakes as markers to indicate dangerously low levels of water. One stone in Germany has an inscription: "If you see me, weep."
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Robert Beveridge 4 days ago
History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man
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LonelyLittleLeafSheep 4 days ago
The movies that start this way never end well for humanity. And worse, truth ends up being stranger than fiction...
“Today, we can accurately—more or less—predict these features out to a year or maybe two. To be able to forecast these patterns several years in advance would be of tremendous economic gain for the hundreds of industries that rely upon risk management practices protecting from changes those ocean-atmosphere patterns create,” explains Makens.
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LonelyLittleLeafSheep 4 days ago
They really have to stop digging things up from the permafrost. It will not end well for us!
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Keeping ourselves informed about our world not only expands our worldview and kindles our curiosity but also helps us stay safe against phenomenon like weather. “I highly recommend people knowing the basics about the weather, especially hazard safety when it comes to storms,” says Davila. “Due to climate change, storms are getting more aggressive, therefore people should be more aware of how to react during nocturnal tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, and anything else that may not be typical for their region.”
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Always Malfunctioning 4 days ago
Many brain surgeries are done awake, also known as awake craniotomy, to minimize the risk of damaging critical brain areas
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Robert Beveridge 4 days ago
...and they got replaced by the bell that's been ringing for all those years.
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Tucker Cahooter 4 days ago
I would hate to see what would have happened if it was a serious match
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Remi (He/Him) 3 days ago
Getting that blocked gives you runny eye and a weird painful bump in the side of your nose. Then you have to squeeze the innards of the bump down into the nasal cavity to get the effing eye to stop being a pain. Fun.
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Daune Tullina 3 days ago
I buy eggs from a neighbor. Every carton is a rainbow. Blue, greenish, whote, brown, tan. She has chickens called Easter Eggers
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Elladine DesIsles 4 days ago
So, how much damage.was done to anything alive within or near that half-kilometer radius, and was there not a risk of brush fires given that the photo shows vegetation in the area?
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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 4 days ago
It is kept under two layers of sound-proof glass...
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UncleJohn3000 3 days ago
From Wikipedia - The experiment consists of two brass bells, each positioned beneath a dry pile (a form of battery), the pair of piles connected in series, giving the bells opposite electric charges. The clapper is a metal sphere approximately 4 mm (3⁄16 in) in diameter suspended between the piles, which rings the bells alternately due to electrostatic forces. When the clapper touches one bell, it is charged by that pile. It is then repelled from that bell due to having the same charge and attracted to the other bell, which has the opposite charge. The clapper then touches the other bell and the process reverses, leading to oscillation.
Wandaluzt 16 hours ago
The place they copy the content from. You're literally paying them and apparently don't have any clue how this site works.
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Kylie 4 days ago
And there's probably some superstition that when it stops ringing the end is nigh?
M O'Connell 3 days ago
It's actually stopped several times since its construction, due to fluctuations in humidity.
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Show thyself 3 days ago
I know I'd stop the ringing eventually. That must be annoying as hell.
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Seán Baron 3 days ago (edited)
You could hire people in Ancient Rome to attend your funeral to up the amount of people weeping and wailing to impress also.
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Tyke 3 days ago
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Just Cosmo 3 days ago
"Isaac Newton, one of the most intelligent men in history, discovered gravity" Bored Panda, I'm sorry, what???????????????????/
WonderWoman 3 days ago
Don't you know, before it was discovered, things just floated in space.
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Kylie 4 days ago
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"Isaac Newton, one of the most intelligent men in history, discovered gravity" Bored Panda, I'm sorry, what???????????????????/
WonderWoman 3 days ago
Don't you know, before it was discovered, things just floated in space.
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