You Can't Make This Stuff Up! - Page 222

Lee Stewart · #**2211** 08-05-2018, 06:48 AM

Something you very rarely ever see: NASCAR stock cars with windshield wipers. Photo taken 8/4/18 at Watkins Glen, NY

Lee Stewart · #**2212** 08-05-2018, 06:54 AM

Found only in central and southeast Florida, the Red Widow Spider is just as deadly as it's Black cousin

Lee Stewart · #**2213** 08-05-2018, 07:05 AM

Belgica Antarctica - the only insect that is native to Antarctica along with being the only insect found in Antarctica. It's a very tiny wingless fly less than a 1/4 inch in size.

Lee Stewart · #**2214** 08-05-2018, 07:11 AM

The fastest flying insect is the male horsefly which can reach speed bursts of 90 mph.

Lee Stewart · #**2215** 08-05-2018, 07:13 AM

The insect with the longest lifespan is the Termite Queen: 50 years!

Lee Stewart · #**2216** 08-05-2018, 07:18 AM

The strongest insect is the Horned Dung Beetle which can pull 1,141 times it's own body weight

To put that in prospective. If a 200 pound man had the same pulling ability, he could pull 228,200 pounds (1141 tons).

Lee Stewart · #**2217** 08-05-2018, 07:35 AM

Arabic numerals (the ones used in English) were not invented by the Arabs at all - they were actually invented by Indian mathematicians.

Lee Stewart · #**2218** 08-05-2018, 07:37 AM

Soon after building started in 1173, the foundation of the Pisa tower settled unevenly. Construction was stopped, and was continued only a 100 years later. Therefore, the leaning tower was never straight.

Lee Stewart · #**2219** 08-05-2018, 07:46 AM

What's one way to tell if an older egg is fresh? After putting an egg in a glass of water, if the egg sits at an angle or stands on one end, the egg is older, but still edible. If the egg floats, it should be discarded. Sinking to the bottom denotes a fresh egg.

Lee Stewart · #**2220** 08-05-2018, 07:49 AM

Penguins' eyes work better underwater than in the air. This is attributed to their need to hunt food underwater as opposed to just standing out on the ice.