Fact of the day time again The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a type of lung disease. I’d have problems pronouncing it let alone spelling it

What mammals can fly? Bats are the only mammals that are able to fly. The “flying squirrel” can only do what the gliding opposum does – glide for short distances.

Penelope It depends on, well, your definition of word. The one with over 189,000 letters is insane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English

Giraffes are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than people. True, there are only five well-documented fatal lightning strikes on giraffes between 1996 and 2010. But due to the population of the species being just 140,000 during this time, it makes for about 0.003 lightning deaths per thousand giraffes each year. This is 30 times the equivalent fatality rate for humans.

Cats, Giraffes, And Camels all have one thing In common. They walk in a… very specific way. According to Purina: ”[Cats’] walking sequence is both right feet first, followed by both left feet, so they move half of their body forward at once. “Camels and giraffes are the only other animals to walk this way.” That isn’t the only peculiarity when it comes to the way that cats walk, though. Catster said: “Typically, cats move the front and back legs on each side together when walking. “Each paw hits the ground at a different point in the stride, which is known as a four-beat gait. Most of the cat’s weight is centered on the front paws while walking.” Additionally, that dainty little pitter-patter walk that cats do is due to them walking on their toes, as opposed to their whole feet the way that we do.

FACT: i am holding out hope that Hannah finds her way here to build on her factual legacy. 💗

The fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. The 36-letter word was first used by the Roman poet Horace in the first century BCE to criticise those writers with an unreasonable penchant for long words. It was American poet Aimee Nezheukumatathil, possibly afraid of their own surname, who coined the term how we know it in 2000.

KaraZor-El Back by popular demand … Fact Of The Day (for Independence Day) … Abraham Lincoln (6’ 4”) was the tallest U.S. President in American history. The shortest was James Madison, who was only 5’ 4”.

HannahW The hat made him tall he was only 4ft 🙂

Water might not be wet. This is because most scientists define wetness as a liquid’s ability to maintain contact with a solid surface, meaning that water itself is not wet, but can make other objects wet.

The largest piece of fossilised dinosaur poo discovered is over 30cm long and over two litres in volume. Believed to be a Tyrannosaurus rex turd, the fossilised dung (also named a ‘coprolite’) is helping scientists better understand what the dinosaur ate.

Fact of the day

Miki

Hippopotamuses can fly
Scientists have proved that when running at top speed their feet are all off of the ground for a split second so are technically airborne

Sapio

Miki That’s really interesting. When I first read hippos can fly, I was picturing them overhead. But this will do.😃

Elara

Miki which is funny because I don’t think they actually swim

Miki

Sapio

If theres hippos flying overhead you better get an umbrella

BlackParadePixie

Miki or put the bong down

KaraZor-El

You can do it, lil guy!! ❤️

Penelope

A chicken once lived for 18 months without a head. Mike the chicken’s incredible feat was recorded back in the 1940s in the USA. He survived as his jugular vein and most of his brainstem were left mostly intact, ensuring just enough brain function remained for survival. In the majority of cases, a headless chicken dies in a matter of minutes.

KaraZor-El

Penelope less than a buck! xD

Miki

Penelope
Then colonel sanders got hold of it

Penelope

Wearing a tie can reduce blood flow to the brain by 7.5 per cent. A study in 2018 found that wearing a necktie can reduce the blood flow to your brain by up to 7.5 per cent, which can make you feel dizzy, nauseous, and cause headaches. They can also increase the pressure in your eyes if on too tight and are great at carrying germs.

KaraZor-El

Penelope are bowties healthier?

Pultost

KaraZor-El At least they’re cool. 😉

KaraZor-El

Pultost

Doctor Who reference FTW 😃

Pultost

KaraZor-El Yes, you gave me a golden opportunity to do so. 😃

Falcons_11D

1346 - Charles IV of Luxembourg elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

1533 - King Henry VIII excommunicated by Pope Clement VII.

1798 - By Act of U.S. Congress U.S. Marine Corps was established. - Happy Birthday Marines - Semper FI!

1804 - Alexander Hamilton/Aaron Burr duel occured. Burr killed Hamilton.

1877 - Kate Edger becomes first woman to earn Bachelor of Arts degress in nthe British Empire.

1969 - Rolling Stones release “Honky-Tonk Woman”.

1986 - Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000m in 30:13.74 to set a world record for 10,000m.

Penelope

Our solar system has a wall. The heliopause – the region of space in which solar wind isn’t hot enough to push back the wind of particles coming from distant stars – is often considered the “boundary wall” of the Solar System and interstellar space.

Falcons_11D

Facts of the Day - July 12, 2024

70 - Romans attack walls of Jerusalam and distroyed the Second Temple.
1543 - King Henry VIII marries his 6th. and last wife, Catherine Parr. Fortunately for Catherine, she outlived him.
1801 - Royal Navy defeats the combined French and Spanish navies in the Second Battle of Algercias.
1812 - U.S. Army captures Windsor, Ontario, Upper Canada in the War of 1812.
1862 - Congressional Medal Of Honor (Highest U.S. decoration for Valor) is authorized by Congress.
1962 - Rolling Stones perform their first concert at London’s Marquee Club.
1979 - U.K. grants independence to the island of Kiribati.

KaraZor-El

@Falcons_11D thanks for putting these “on this day” posts together. 🙂

Falcons_11D

KaraZor-El

Kara, thank you for your kind post. I am happy you enjoy reading my Facts of the Day. 😊

Penelope

Octopuses don’t actually have tentacles. They have eight limbs, but they’re arms (for most species). Technically, when talking about cephalopods (octopuses, squids etc), scientists define tentacles as limbs with suckers at their end. Octopus arms have suckers down most of their length.

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