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The world has so many little secrets we might have no idea about. Like the fact that giraffes’ 50 cm-long tongues are black. Well, they’re not black exactly, more accurately, they are dark purple or very dark blue. Still, why is that?
Scientists explain that it’s nature’s way of protecting their tongues from getting sunburned. Because they feed so high up, giraffes’ tongues get exposed to the sun a lot. The density of dark melanin pigments in them offers better protection against UV rays.
Who hasn’t experienced the sensation of falling when trying to fall asleep? Probably very few of us. You know that feeling of getting jolted awake right as you’re drifting into a sweet, sweet nap? That’s called myoclonus.
Scientists say that we feel the sudden jerking or falling sensations as we drift from one sleep phase to another. They call the movements “hypnagogic jerks,” and they usually happen in the first light stage of sleep. Our brains interpret it as being awake and sometimes check in by waking up our muscles as a means of protection.
Here are a couple of fun facts about the Sahara desert: it used to be a lush rainforest and it also has snow from time to time. The lush jungle was there more than 6,000 years ago, verified by academics Robert Korty and William Boos found in 2016 by analyzing precipitation patterns today and from the Holocene era.
The First Complaint “Letter” (Made From Clay) Was Sent In 1750 Bc In Mesopotamia From A Man Named Nanni To A Merchant Named Ea-Nasir. Nanni Was Mad That He Received The Incorrect Grade Of Copper That He Had Already Paid For And That The Merchant Was Rude To His Servant When Confronted.
