2001
This popular photo by Terri Babers (Jam Press) is an example of how optical illusion mess with your mind. First you see a man running into the snow and then... [source: buff.ly/3Egt8ee]
2002
Paper cuts are so painful because at a microscopic level paper is quite rough. A knife makes a straight cut, but paper acts like a saw blade and does more damage to nerve endings. Paper also leaves behind tiny fibres, irritating the wound even more ow.ly/P6XY30nrjiu
2003
We steadily "dry out" as we age. A newborn human baby is 75 percent water, adult men are about 60 percent, adult women 55 percent, and elderly people are roughly half [read more: buff.ly/2FmXwVf]
2004
Not only is this duckling adorable, but the photograph wonderfully illustrates the waterproof abilities of ducks. A special gland called the uropygial gland produces an oil that the ducks spread over their bodies to make their feathers water-repellent buff.ly/2Klx3ei
2005
The Largest crane from Liebherr, "LR13000" can lift 3,000 tons. The second largest "LR11350" can lift 1350 tons. The third largest "LR 1350" 350 tons. And the "smallest" "LTR 1100" 100 tons. This was done on Customer Days 2012 [how it was done, video: buff.ly/2nxCO20]
2006
Our Sun is a huge, massive object, containing about 99.8% of all the matter in our Solar System. It has a mass of 2.192 · 10²⁷ tons, 333,000 times that of the Earth, and it converts 600 million tons of hydrogen into 596 million tons of helium every second ow.ly/Y3qw30np4FN
2007
Unlike other varanids, the emerald tree monitor defends its tail rather than lashing with it for defense when threatened. And from this short video, you can understand why ow.ly/WCYs30nnxtM [source of the gif: buff.ly/3d03BKr]
2008
Orcas are so smart that they swim sideways while hunting seals, in order to hide their dorsal fins: this is a pod of orcas sneakily swimming along a beach in Patagonia [source, full video by George R. Gaitanos: ow.ly/qVGP30no1Zt]
2009
Oysters are able to filter (and ultimately clean out) water through their digestive system
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2010
Particularly harsh and cold winters can turn a geyser into a 'frozen volcano', as happened to this geyser in a pond near the Glen Iris Inn at Letchworth State Park, New York in February 2015 [source, read more: ow.ly/omRR50E2uzY]
2011
The Pallas's cat is a small wild cat with a broad but fragmented distribution in the grasslands and montane steppes of Central Asia. The combination of its stocky posture and long, dense fur makes it appear stout and plush [read more: buff.ly/2HH2Cki]
2012
An average wastewater treatment plant serving 400,000 residents will discharge up to 2,000,000 microplastic particles a day into the environment. Now, researchers found that microplastics can become 'hubs' for antibiotic-resistant bacteria and pathogens buff.ly/3twa3iy
2013
This photo of a disassembled 1988 VW Golf CL version was taken by Hans Hansen and shows 6843 parts of the car [read more: buff.ly/2vOCAGX]
2014
Winged manakin males have evolved adaptations to suit the females' attraction towards sound. They shake their wings 100 times a second producing a high-pitched note: an effect known as sonation [full video by birding ecu: buff.ly/3o7Mxs6-]
2015
Fun fact: in 2013, almost all computers on the International Space Station migrated from Windows XP to Linux Debian, still used today. Even SpaceX Crew Dragon is “powered by liquid oxygen, rocket-grade kerosene, and Linux” [read more: buff.ly/34OQHdw]
2016
Crown shyness, the phenomenon in which the crowns of trees do not touch each other, is usually shown from below. This is what it looks like from above
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2017
This optical illusion gallery lets you directly test several optical effects. Learn more about each one of them.
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2018
This clip by YouTube channel McGybeer shows a time-lapse of a 3D printing process of an articulated dragon
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2019
La Plata is a planned city, urban planning paradigm of the late 19th century, designed in a very strict grid-pattern form, and with many avenues and diagonals
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2020
Trawling destroys the natural seafloor habitat by rototilling the seabed. All of the bottom-dwelling plants and animals are affected, if not outright destroyed, by tearing up root systems or animal burrows
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2021
Wunderpus photogenicus was discovered in the 1980s & only officially described in detail in 2006. This one strolling among garden eels, appears to compose a sci-fi movie scene
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2022
Since octopuses lack bones, they can contort their bodies to fit into tiny spaces. This makes them excellent escape artists, as confirmed by this one
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2023
The story of Dennis Ritchie, the man who invented C, co-created Unix, and is largely regarded as effectively influencing every software system we use on a daily basis. His death was largely ignored, overshadowed by Steve Jobs' death, one week before buff.ly/2pauBB2
2024
Japanese fireworks, particularly the bursting cored chrysanthemum fireworks, are said to be the most exquisite and beautiful in the world. They feature layers of differently colored explosives resulting in interesting effects buff.ly/2ZSOrQn [gif: buff.ly/3lipitL]
2025
Concentration of sugar in plant's nectar increased by an average of 20% within minutes of sensing the sound waves of nearby bee wings through flower petals. This might be part of the reason many plants' flowers are bowl shaped, to better trap the sounds ow.ly/a98e30no0gt
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