Peculiar Fact

All that is interesting, fascinating, and peculiar. Run by Investigative journalist & intelligence analyst @Don_Standeford. Get intel here:

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The US and Britain are working to create lasers that can transmit solar power gathered in Space to Earth. In 1901 Nikola #Tesla also experimented with wireless power transfer, using resonant coupling to increase transmission range.

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Giant Anteaters have legs that look like the faces of Pandas!

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Took me a minute.. 😂 https://t.co/uT4gcqftqo

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Air Ambulance Service testing a Gravity jetsuit for mountain rescue. Great idea for reaching tricky isolated areas. ⛰️

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The speed of light is 983,571,056 feet per second or around 186,282 miles per second through the vacuum of space. Here is a video that gives a visual representation of the speed of light.

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US Military: "What formerly belonged to the realm of science fiction has become reality for Soldiers, with advances enabling them to fight and win with next-generation technology".

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US #Military: "The mixed-reality headsets allow soldiers to see through smoke and around corners, use holographic imagery, thermal and low-light sensors to see in the dark, and display 3D terrain maps and a compass projected into their field of vision".

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Ever wonder what #Antarctica would look like without all that ice over it? Here is a #NASA map of the landmass of Antarctica underneath all of the ice!

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We have about 8 to 10 thousand taste buds, not only located on the #tongue but also located in the throat and roof of the mouth! The bumps that you see on the tongue are not taste buds. Taste receptors (gustatory cells) are located within the bumps.

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Alfred Hitchcock, known for horror films was frightened of #eggs or #ovophobia. He said “I’m frightened of eggs. Worse than frightened, they revolt me. That white round thing without any holes, and when you break it, inside there’s that yellow thing, round, without any holes".

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Humans are the only ones on earth who have a chin! No animal in the world has one. Not even gorillas or chimpanzes. Scientists are unable to explain why that is. While visually it looks like some animals have them, they do not have the chin bone extending from the jaw.

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Most #Asians have a gene variant called #ABCC11 that results in less skin secretion (and drier earwax). Since body odor is fermented skin secretions from #bacteria, they generally have less body odor. That also means they are not used to smelling it!

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Did you know that the reason #bananas are curved is that they grow in the direction of the sun? Growing toward the sunlight helps them retrieve as much sunlight as possible! This is called negative #geotropism, which means they grow away from the ground.

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This missile/drone is capable of taking off and landing back in the operator's hand if not used against a target and can fit into a soldier's backpack.

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#Israel's IAI Aerospace Industries has announced its new "Point Blank" electro-optically guided missile, capable of being stored in a soldier's backpack. It can take off and land back into the operator's hand. The "ROC-X" version is being developed for the Department of Defense.

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Did you know that it is illegal to use profanity in the #UAE? This includes the use of inappropriate gestures and what is said on social media, including emojis.

Under Article 373 of the country's penal code: "swearing disgraces the honor or the modesty of a person".

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Hearing can also affect your taste. The taste nerve, chorda tympani also runs along your facial nerve and through your middle ear. If it becomes damaged, it could damage your sense of taste! Also, earwax is a good thing, it has antibacterial properties!

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Why getting good rest is important.

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While we are sleep, our brain is cleaning itself https://t.co/Vf9d3czOBN

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Two of the earliest-born people captured in a photograph were Hannah Stilley Gorby (1746-1840) and Conrad Heyer (1749-1856). As Americans, they would have been adults during the first fourth of July celebration in 1776.

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Is cauliflower just albino broccoli? Basically, however, broccoli has more protein, calories, lipids, dietary fiber, vitamins E, K, A, C, and carbs and minerals than cauliflower. Cauliflower, on the other hand, has more sugar, lower in calories, and does not contain vitamin A.

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Broccoli contains more protein per calorie than steak! Spinach contains around the same protein as fish or chicken. Since veggies have lower calories than meat, you would need to eat a lot more veggies to get the same amount of protein. So eat your veggies! #HealthyLiving

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Carrots weren't always orange. 1,100 years ago selective breeding brought yellow carrots, and 600 years later orange carrots. Purple carrots have nine times more polyphenol antioxidants than others and are high in anti-cancer anthocyanins: #CancerResearch

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Did you know that white chocolate isn't even #chocolate? The delicious treat is actually cocoa butter which is a type of fat extracted from #cacao beans and is mixed with sugar, and vanilla flavoring. Cocoa butter has a decent amount of vitamin E and D2 and is rich in minerals!