Random Thursday

 

All righty, we've made it to the end of the first chapter on animals and nature in True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t by Shane Carley. Next up will be SPACE!

(image borrowed from Wikipedia)

Did you know that the scallop has over a dozen eyes along the edge of their shells?

Oh that's creepy!

(image borrowed from WWF)

Did you know that elephants can't jump?

There's a joke in there somewhere I feel like. Lol.

(image borrowed from Smithsonian's National Zoo)

Did you know that electric eels can discharge over 500 volts of electricity at once?

Whoa! That's a lot!

(image borrowed from Britannica)

Did you know that strawberries are actually flowers? The yellow seeds on the outside of the strawberry are the actual "fruit" while the flesh itself is part of the flower!

This blew my mind when I heard this! And look! There's still flowers on it!

(image borrowed from Lake Metroparks)

And as Jurassic Park taught us, birds are more closely related to dinosaurs than any other animal. Birds belong to the clade dinosauria, meaning they share a common ancestor with dinosaurs.

See, you can learn things by watching movies/TV! Lol.