Bovril was invented for Napoleon III.
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This hydraulic lifter can tackle covers up to 1 ton 🎥 Proteus Equipment https://t.co/tRb0sKwZNZ
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The new technique could help scientists peer into the very depths of the Earth. https://t.co/82rR9YNVjJ
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This tadpole never evolved to a frog
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TIL the reason Dippin' Dots is not sold in grocery stores is that it has to be stored at -40°F to maintain its consistency. Generally supermarket freezers sit around 0 to -5 °F. Dippin' Dots uses liquid nitrogen to freeze the pebbles of ice cream to -320° and store it with dry ice at -40°.
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A pair of military satellites launched last year has successfully completed an experiment to demonstrate cross satellite communication using lasers in space. Discover more at https://t.co/hoGsXZUxN4 #Engineering https://t.co/dtgbPkn3Jz
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The coal, oil and gas we burn each year requires as much organic matter to make as the entire planet grows in roughly 600 years.
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This homeless man's rabbit was thrown over a bridge by a passerby, and he immediately jumped into the river to save her. He won an award, was given animal food and a job, and the passerby got charged with animal cruelty. https://t.co/x7XQ7twQOF
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TIL that four times as many US service members and veterans of the post 9/11 wars have died from suicide than have died in combat
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My husband helps out an elderly neighbor with house maintenance and she gifted him this as a thank you
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The famous Windows XP picture today
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