A defibrillator doesn’t actually 'start' a heartbeat but stops it. It is used during CPR when the heart beats irregularly. It’s basically the 'have you tried turning it off and on again' analogy in medicine.

There's a frog that can fly.

The Wallace's flying frog - one of the weirdest frogs in the world - glides using its huge webbed feet, which enable it to control its descent and even steer in mid-air.

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/amphibians/wirdest-frogss

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Scaphism, also called "the boats," was a terrible execution method used in ancient Persia. It was designed to cause the most pain and suffering over several days.

The victim was placed between two wooden boats or hollow logs, with their head, hands, and feet sticking out. They were forced to drink milk and honey until they got diarrhea, which would collect inside the boat. Then, honey was spread on their exposed skin to attract insects.The victim was left floating on still water, often under the hot sun. Flies, ants, and other bugs would swarm to feed on the honey and lay eggs in the victim’s flesh. The milk and honey diet kept the person alive but also made their body rot slowly.

As the days went by, the bugs would eat away at the person’s skin and wounds, while the smell of the filth and decay made the situation even worse. The combination of insect bites, infections, and dehydration caused a slow, agonizing death that could take several days or even weeks.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphism

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The swiss "president" has basically no power 😂 So we have 7 members in the federal council (bundesrat), they are the head of state as a collective.. The preisdency then rotates and every year another one of this 7 becomes president.. The president has no more power than the others except he must lead the meetings (more of an obligation than a power) and he has to attempt to official ceremonys and stuff... So basically just a name 😂

FUN FACT: The #Bitcoin pizzas are now worth over $1 billion ✨🍕

Time it took for bitcoin to add a zero to its exchange price:

$100 - $1,000: 1,015 days $1,000 - $10,000: 1,789 days $10,000 - $100,000: 2,563 days

Each period took 774 more days than the previous period. If this trend holds, bitcoin would hit $1m in 3,337 days - Aug 25, 2034.

Australia has one of the largest number of micronations in the world 🇦🇺🦘🐨🌏

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/12521668

Lizards and snakes are 35 million years older than we thought

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🧬 "Meme" is derived from the ancient Greek word "mimema", which means "something imitated". The modern version in the English language was created in 1976 by evolutionary biologist and author Richard Dawkins (the same guy who wrote the bestselling book The God Delusion). He describes a meme as a cultural thing that is passed from person to person through communication. It is part of cultural evolution, as a counterpart to the gene that is part of biological evolution. According to Dawkins, memes can be ideas, thoughts, catchwords, and much more; and yeah, he isn't okay with the modern use of the word

https://blog.paessler.com/4-facts-about-memes-you-probably-did-not-know

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Cows have beat friends, and will become stressed if separated from them.

If snakes get too hot, they can become confused and disoriented. They also get a ramped-up metabolism, causing them to have a false sense of hunger and a desire to eat the first thing they see. As captive snakes typically live alone and food isn’t routinely consistently available to them, they end up attacking themselves. Snakes may also attack themselves if they are shedding and have diminished eyesight, mistaking their tail for prey.

• Snakes eat themselves due to stress, temperature regulation issues, hypermetabolism, hunger, shedding, constrictive habitat, illness, or confusion.
• Scientists say that a snake may mistake its own tale for that of another snake. Once it begins to feed, it may not even realize that it’s consuming itself.
• This behavior typically happens when a snake is living in captivity.

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/snake/snake-facts/why-snakes-eat-themselves/

A primate once ran an English town. Hartlepool, UK, once elected a football mascot – a monkey – as its mayor. He beat Labour’s Peter Mandelson to the job!

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-tees-22375328

Blue Jays will imitate the calls of hawks, especially the Red-shouldered Hawk. It has been suggested that these calls provide information to other jays that a hawk is around, or that they are used to deceive other species into believing a hawk is present. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue_Jay/overview

Sloths can hold their breaths longer than dolphins.

https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/interviews/quiz-can-sloth-or-dolphin-hold-its-breath-longer#:~:text=Chris%20%2D%20Amazingly%2C%20sloths%20can%20hold,manage%20around%2010%20minutes%20underwater.

A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs. https://fortbend.agrilife.org/files/2023/05/chicken-breeds-and-the-colors-of-their-eggs.pdf

Around 7–8% of an adult's body weight is blood. The body can easily replace a small amount of lost blood, which makes blood donation possible. If a person loses around 15% or more of their blood, there may be a risk of shock.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321122#:~:text=Around%207%E2%80%938%25%20of%20an%20adult's%20body%20weight%20is%20blood,be%20a%20risk%20of%20shock.

The Criollo Crespo or Bashkir Curly is an equine breed that was long believed to be extinct in this part of the continent. However, it can now be found in the fields of southern Río Negro province, Argentina, thanks to the determination and passion of Gerardo Rodríguez, a local veterinarian, and his partner, Andrea Sede. In 2019, biologist Mitch Wilkinson of Texas A&M University came to Maquinchao to study these horses and take hair and blood samples. What he discovered was extraordinary: the mutation that produces curls in Argentine horses is not the same as in Russia or the United States. It is unique in the world, which means that these specimens are unique not only in South America, but on the entire planet. Described as gentle and docile, robust, curious and intelligent, these horses are truly attractive. Males reach their full size between 6 and 7 years of age, with a height ranging from 1.42 to 1.50 meters. However, their distinctive mark, without a doubt, is their elegant curly fur. During the winter months, they cover their bodies with soft-touch curls. But how did these horses end up in Patagonia? One of the oldest theories dates back to 1536, when Pedro de Mendoza, governor of the Spanish colony, introduced 100 work and war horses from Cadiz. After the Spanish fled, these horses were abandoned and began to reproduce en masse, populating much of Argentina. When they returned years later, they noticed that some of these horses had developed the characteristic curly hair. Another relevant theory suggests that an expedition led by Bishop Trejo introduced horses into southern Argentina. A third version mentions that these horses could have arrived from the north, crossing the Bering Strait, and originated in the region of Bashkiria, Russia.

https://www.bioguia.com/ambiente/caballo-rulos-patagonia-una-raza-extrana-fascinante_135438712.html

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten.

https://www.annexvet.com/resources/blog/september-2022/fun-facts-about-our-feline-companions#:~:text=Cats%20have%20over%20one%20hundred,like%20hissing%20to%20your%20cat?