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#2211
08-05-2018, 06:48 AM
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 Something you very rarely ever see: NASCAR stock cars with windshield wipers. Photo taken 8/4/18 at Watkins Glen, NY 
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#2212
08-05-2018, 06:54 AM
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 Found only in central and southeast Florida, the Red Widow Spider is just as deadly as it's Black cousin
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#2213
08-05-2018, 07:05 AM
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 Belgica Antarctica - the only insect that is native to Antarctica along with being the only insect found in Antarctica. It's a very tiny wingless fly less than a 1/4 inch in size.
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#2214
08-05-2018, 07:11 AM
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 The fastest flying insect is the male horsefly which can reach speed bursts of 90 mph.
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#2215
08-05-2018, 07:13 AM
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 The insect with the longest lifespan is the Termite Queen: 50 years!
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#2216
08-05-2018, 07:18 AM
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 The strongest insect is the Horned Dung Beetle which can pull 1,141 times it's own body weight To put that in prospective. If a 200 pound man had the same pulling ability, he could pull 228,200 pounds (1141 tons).
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#2217
08-05-2018, 07:35 AM
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 Arabic numerals (the ones used in English) were not invented by the Arabs at all - they were actually invented by Indian mathematicians.
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#2218
08-05-2018, 07:37 AM
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 Soon after building started in 1173, the foundation of the Pisa tower settled unevenly. Construction was stopped, and was continued only a 100 years later. Therefore, the leaning tower was never straight.
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#2219
08-05-2018, 07:46 AM
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 What's one way to tell if an older egg is fresh? After putting an egg in a glass of water, if the egg sits at an angle or stands on one end, the egg is older, but still edible. If the egg floats, it should be discarded. Sinking to the bottom denotes a fresh egg.
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#2220
08-05-2018, 07:49 AM
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 Penguins' eyes work better underwater than in the air. This is attributed to their need to hunt food underwater as opposed to just standing out on the ice.
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