towjam (59)in #history • 5 years agoHistory and people are the same...and history shows that to be the caseCredit When I think of some of the things that are believed today, it kind of blows my mind. We live in a time…towjam (59)in #science • 5 years agoArgentinian farmer discovers a huge preserved dinosaur shellIt seems that an egg shell of a dinosaur called a Glyptodont was found buried in mud about 40km (25mi) south of Buenos…towjam (59)in #history • 5 years agoPrincess Anastasia Romanov escaping assassination 101 years ago!!Anastasia, the Disney movie, highlighted something which was part of most people's historic understanding, that the…towjam resteemedjanton (71)in #art • 5 years agoA Fellow Texan Is One Of Our Best Western ArtistsHowdy folks and greetings from the Great Plains of North Texas! I was delighted to find out that one of my favorite…towjam (59)in #science • 5 years agoLEFT-HANDERS.....are the facts and myths true?I have to admit, I look at lefties as special. Not the asylum 'shpethal', but people that in my experience have above…towjam (59)in #fun • 5 years agoWeird laws - have a little funSeeing kids riding their bikes down the road during the holidays, you're bound to see a few trying their luck out with…towjam (59)in #history • 5 years agoAlexander Graham Bell did NOT invent the telephone?!?!Come on now!!! Surely this is just a load of nonsense. I mean this is information I have grown up with and accepted as…towjam (59)in #history • 5 years agoThe origin of the word "OK"The word OK happens to be one of the most used words in the English language. We all use it and even though we know…towjam (59)in #history • 5 years agoThe Titanic did NOT sink because it hit an iceberg!My wife and I were talking about this event a little while ago because she is fascinated by them, and loves the…towjam (59)in #health • 5 years agoCracking knuckles and the consequences of itNow I'm not here to try cause a stir or make people worry about their health futures, but this is to once and for all…towjam (59)in #health • 5 years agoCold weather and coldsI have had the conversation with quite a few people regarding the correlation between BEING in the cold, and actually…towjam (59)in #information • 5 years agoHow many words for snow can you have in a single language....more than you think actuallyThis is a very arbitrary piece of information, but would you believe it when I told you that the Scots were working…towjam (59)in #information • 5 years agoLies told to us that we grew up withDo you remember being told that if you swallowed your gum that it would take 7 years before it would digest? HAHA I…towjam (59)in #nature • 5 years agoMicrofragmentation: an accidental breakthrough for today's dwindling reefsDid you know, 25% of all marine life is supported by the world's reefs, while they only cover 1% of the seafloor! 9…towjam (59)in #nature • 6 years agoMake your bananas blue....just for funOK there are naturally blue bananas that grow in areas like Hawaii, Fiji and the Philippines. They are known as Ice…towjam (59)in #information • 6 years agoDeodorant causes cancer! Um...This last week the wife asked me to get her some deodorant and as a LOVING, AMAZING and GREAT husband I am ( I wish…towjam (59)in #science • 6 years agoWe only use 10% of our brainsI read an article in the Scientific American where one of the lecturers at the Simon Fraser university in Vancouver…towjam (59)in #experiment • 6 years agoWhat would happen if you spent a week in Virtual reality? Someone tested it out!Credit For the non tech people out there, VR is Virtual reality, a headset that has a television of sorts attached…towjam (59)in #science • 6 years agoDrop a penny from the Empire State building and kill someone!I don't live in the USA, and even I have heard this one. And in some way it makes sense that something that is able to…towjam (59)in #science • 6 years agoChameleons DON'T actually change colours to match their surroundingsCredit Perhaps its the bright blue and orange foliage and trees that we are surrounded by that make us think that…
