80 People Reveal Shocking and Unbelievable Secrets About Their Countries You Never Knew
A little known fact about Scotland.
A 2016 study by the Celtic Genome Institute and the University of Inverness identified a rare mitochondrial mutation, MT-HG17(Picta) This mutation was found exclusively in a small group of Highland women descended from ancient Pictish tribes. The mutation appears to halt cellular aging entirely. According to Professional Phil McAvity, these women exhibit no telomere degradation, no signs of age-related decline, and are functionally immune to most diseases.
Locals call them ‘Gobhar Beag Feargach’ and they can theoretically live for centuries.
But they do die, just not naturally. Anecdotal records suggest they only die when enraged or insulted enough to do it out of spite. 129 year old Annie Mallish supposedly dropped dead in Feb 1983 after being arrested for fighting 5 Policemen.
Belgium supplied the uranium for the Manhattan Project. It went something like this:
Belgium government-in-exile: “So we hear you guys need this ‘uranium’ stuff.”
US government: “What? No, we don’t. And if we did that would be top secret. Seriously, who tf talked?”
Belgium: “Doesn’t matter, Congo is one of two uranium deposits in allied hands. We have 1200 tons of the weird glory rock, do you want it?”
US: “Yes, if you can get it to the African coast, we can get it across the Atlantic.”
Belgium: “No need, it’s already in the US.”
US: “It… what?”
Belgium: “It’s rare stuff. So when we moved all of our gold, silver, and other valuables here at the start of the war, we included the uranium. It’s in a warehouse on Staten Island. Has been for the past four years.”
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