[iX nOOky]

I'm always fascinated that the Andromeda galaxy is 2.5 million light years away, is about 152,000 light years across, and can be seen as a tiny smudge with the naked eye on moonless nights. It will collide with the Milky Way in 4-5 billion years, although it is likely no damage will occur as the distance between objects is so great.

For all we know the stars in the Andromeda galaxy could have been eaten by some advanced alien species piece by piece, and we would not learn that in our lifetimes or for millions of years, unless the aliens can travel a thousand times the speed of light. But probably not.

[Lady Jane]

The Maillard reaction:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillard_reaction

[JeffL0]

Bacteria on your skin cause your itches. Specifically, bacteria known as Staphylococcus aureus can release a chemical that activates a protein in our nerves. This sends a signal from our skin to our brains, which our brain perceives as an itch.

[wizardofOz]

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch is the longest Welsh word as well as town name...Or Llanfair PG for short

[Lady Jane]

[iminhell1]

Alabama was the last state to legalize interracial marriage, in 2000.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Alabama_Amendment_2

[JeffL0]

The Hollywood sign used to say Hollywoodland.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by JeffL0

The Hollywood sign used to say Hollywoodland.

I've been there. Griffith Park was so close to me when I was a kid. Been there many times. Was practically my home away from home.

[Lady Jane]

[JeffL0]

In 1524, the last letter to be added to the English alphabet was the letter “J.” Before it became a letter, the letter “i” was used for both “i” and “j.”

[Lady Jane]

[JeffL0]

The fear of other people’s opinions is called allodoxaphobia.

[Dalco450]

Turritopsis dohrnii — otherwise known as the immortal jellyfish — is a tiny creature smaller than the nail on your pinky finger. It possesses an extraordinary ability to revert its cells back to their earliest form, essentially resetting its life cycle.

[Lady Jane]

Mr. Clean® made in Germany and Spain.

BTW, Kc74.90 (Czech Koruna) is $3.12 USD.

[JeffL0]

"Recently, epidemiological studies have suggested that fluoride is a human developmental neurotoxicant that reduces measures of intelligence in children, placing it into the same category as toxic metals (lead, methylmercury, arsenic) and polychlorinated biphenyls"

Source: NIH paper was published 4 1/2 years ago
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7261729/

[Lady Jane]

Well, that explains it.

[Lady Jane]

An electron microscope picture of skin after a needle injection site

[Buug959]

Koala fingerprints are so similar to human fingerprints that it's hard to tell them apart even under a microscope.

[3.0L]

[UncleWede]

As any good tailor will tell you, on 85% of American men, the left testicle hangs lower than the right.

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

As any good tailor will tell you, on 85% of American men, the left testicle hangs lower than the right.

I wonder how large the sample group for that study was.

[M_Six]

If you go to duckduckgo.com, type in QR, leave a space, then type in a URL, it'll generate a QR code for that URL.

For instance: QR zpost.com will render this QR code.