There is something about Nigeria 🇳🇬 that someone needs to research: its ability to elicit speech in non verbal autistic children. A friend just told me about her 5 year old daughter, who had never uttered a word while they were in Canada. However, after just few months in Nigeria
@historyinmemes The West case served as powerful anecdotal evidence of Bertillon's flaws rather than being the sole catalyst.
It's a great reminder of how science and bureaucracy evolve when old methods fail in spectacular ways.
BACHE Broiler chicks have insane growth potential.
In their first week alone, a broiler chick can gain up to 5 times its starting body weight. By 6–7 weeks old, they often reach slaughter weight of about 2–3 kg (4–6+ lbs).
That's roughly 50–70 times their day-old size. No other common farm animal grows this explosively.
@historyinmemes This tale perfectly captures Nelson's daring leadership style.
He was confident in his on-the-spot judgment, and willing to bend (or ignore) orders when he believed victory was within reach.
It remains one of the most enduring naval legends from the Napoleonic Wars era.
@historyinmemes This detail stands out because most action movies ignore it entirely (showing bullets zipping through water like in air).
The John Wick team leaned into practical stunts and some ballistic realism here.
He doesn't even react to losing the weapon. In a split second, based on nothing more than the trajectory and sound of those two shots, he immediately locks onto Deadshot's exact position from what seems like miles away and charges without hesitation.
No scanning, no second-guessing, just pure, calculated predator instinct.
@historyinmemes The fact that it happens right when the drama is at its thickest makes it hit even harder. "Tread lightly"... or maybe just "try the remote again."
On This Day in History:
April 20
1972: NASA's Apollo 16 lunar module Orion landed on the Moon, with astronauts John Young and Charles Duke exploring the Descartes Highlands.