Fans of '90s alternative music may recall King Missile's big single, "Detachable Penis." While the song may have been silly, it turns out than in the animal world, the idea isn't all that bizarre—at least not to the sea slug Chromodoris reticulata. Link in bio.
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Bending pipes with ease to fit in all situations. 🤔 📽️ JUTEBIEGESYSTEME #engineering https://t.co/gNfuGLz8E7
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Germany has a bumblebee hotline, Die Hummel-Hotline. You can send a photo of a bumblebee via WhatsApp and learn which of the 41 species found in the country you have spotted.
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This screwdriver mixes an old design with modern materials 🎥 MetMo #engineering https://t.co/pIW0MZ0yOe
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Word of the Day: JALAPROCTITIS — ‘a syndrome of burning defecation’ as a result of having eaten jalapeños.
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The airline intends to invest in cutting-edge aircraft such as electric, hydrogen-powered, or supersonic planes with next-generation interiors. https://t.co/sAb1Az0WSY
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The Korean equivalent to ‘Once upon a time’ is ‘Long ago, when tigers smoked long pipes’. For more T animal facts watch tonight's QI XL with Sandi, Alan, @destheray, @JasonManford and @hanwaddingham at 10pm on @BBCTwo! https://t.co/KKtKr6ny4R
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And this gave a team of researchers an idea to extract gold more sustainably. https://t.co/Tfx2SSyhlc
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If you've been following the series, you should now be able to build a basic database. But, what can you do with your new skills? https://t.co/yrWpqFpBl5
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Musk has predicted that Twitter will earn less than $3 billion in revenue this year, claims a report. https://t.co/KEpRgAPWIA
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That’s why they have heightened mobility in their necks to help them look in different directions.
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Over the course of a year, Sam Shuster unicycled through Newcastle and recorded people’s responses. He reported that 95% of women expressed encouragement or concern, while 75% of men made attempts at comedy, mostly jokes about missing wheels or handlebars.
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