"The inch-long larva is generously coated in long, luxuriant hair-like setae, making it resemble a tiny Persian cat, the characteristic that presumably gave it the name "puss". It is variable in color, from downy grayish white to golden brown to dark charcoal gray. It often has a streak of bright orange running longitudinally....
To those who don't know: Each logged in user is allowed to place one pixel on the canvas per minute (or 30 secs? don't remember exactly) and a lot of users took part in creation of this!
How Disney's Magical Trash Tubes Ended Up In New York City
At Disney World, the Magic Kingdom uses a system of pneumatic tubes to keep trash out of sight for park visitors. While this was supposed to be the future of waste disposal, only one other place in the US uses something like it on a similar scale: Roosevelt Island in New York City.
Ok, so that’s fun! #Ubiquity identified my iPhone 14 Pro Max as an iPhone 8 Plus. So of course we're like who the hell has this iPhone 8 Plus on our network? Block! Then we realize that my iPhone didn't work anymore! #Interesting
TIL “Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps” was originally meant sarcastically, or to suggest an impossible accomplishment, because it is impossible for someone to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. (uselessetymology.com)
The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, was discovered in Divje babe cave near Cerkno. It is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear and has four pierced holes. (www.nms.si)
The Largest Living Organism on Earth Is a 3.5-Square-Mile Fungus Called the Armillaria ostoyae, or the "Honey Fungus." It spans over 2,385 acres. (www.discovery.com)
There is an 'immortal jellyfish' called Turritopsis dohrnii. Instead of dying it shrinks, absorbs its tentacles, settles on the seafloor as a blob-like cyst, becomes a polyp (the jellyfish's previous life stage) and once mature, adult jellyfish bud off. (www.nhm.ac.uk)
The world's largest flower is the Rafflesia arnoldii. This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds! It is a parasitic plant, with no visible leaves, roots, or stem. (www.loc.gov)
TIL about the Puss Caterpillar, it may look harmless with its soft and furry appearance, but it conceals venomous spines that can cause excruciating pain upon contact that even morphine struggles to quell. (en.wikipedia.org)
"The inch-long larva is generously coated in long, luxuriant hair-like setae, making it resemble a tiny Persian cat, the characteristic that presumably gave it the name "puss". It is variable in color, from downy grayish white to golden brown to dark charcoal gray. It often has a streak of bright orange running longitudinally....
Wombats poop cubes. Bare-nosed wombats may poop up to 100 cubes a day. The furry critter collects the two centimeter-sized cubes and places them around their territory, possibly to communicate with other wombats or attract mates. (www.smithsonianmag.com)
TIL Malignant Hyperthermia is a deadly reaction to general anesthesia. Most don't know they have the condition until it's too late. It's the reason anesthesiologists always ask you if anyone in the family had a fatal reaction to anesthesia. (medlineplus.gov)
_"Malignant hyperthermia is a severe reaction to particular anesthetic drugs that are often used during surgery and other invasive procedures....
OC Pothole mosaics — a somewhat common form of city art, where the artist fills small cracks with colourful tiles. Photo from Marseille
OC The Web is Indeed Being Looted by Corporate Fat Cats
Ed Zitron posted another solid article on the state of the web that I think belongs here....