"NBC originally divided its programming into two networks: a Red one devoted to big budget shows & a Blue one that sold cheaper airtime to advertisers. After an antitrust suit, the FCC ordered its owner, RCA, to divest itself into a single network. The Blue Network spun off and later became ABC."
"A Catholic bishop named Robert Grosseteste described the birth of the Universe in an explosion and the crystallization of matter to form stars and planets in a set of nested spheres around Earth in 1225 AD, about four centuries before Newton proposed gravity and 7 centuries before the Big Bang theory."
"The “jump” you sometimes get while falling asleep is known as hypnic myoclonus and as much as 70 percent of people worldwide experience this."
"If we lose 10 kg (22 lbs) of fat, 8.4 kg (18.5 lbs) turns into carbon dioxide which is exhaled when we breathe out, while 1.6 kg (3.5lbs) turns into water that is excreted through urine, tears and sweat. "
"Maned wolf pee smells like cannabis, so much so that police were once called to the Rotterdam Zoo in the Netherlands to search out a pot smoker, only to find that whoever made the report had been fooled by the scent of maned wolf urine. "
"When Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet during its 1910 approach, there was public fear that a gas discovered in the tail, cyanogen, would destroy all life on the planet, leading to people buying gas masks and “Anti-Comet Pills.”"
"The only military land operation in Antarctica was conducted by Argentina in 1965. At the American base at the South Pole, the expedition was invited to have a meal after they explained that they weren’t Soviets."
"John DiFronzo, the boss of the modern day Chicago Outfit, which was once run by Al Capone, is nicknamed “No Nose” because a part of his nose was sliced off after jumping through a window during a burglary. The police gave him back the missing part of his nose which was almost perfectly restored. "
"Repurposed old US Army Jeeps, called “Jeepneys”, are the most popular form of public transportation in the Philippines."
"The kale salad with dressing at McDonald’s has more calories than a Double Big Mac."
"Parts of Africa no longer want your clothing donations. The vast amount of these imports have devastated local clothing industries and led the region to rely far too heavily on the West."
"An average tree is made up of 99% dead cells, only around 1% of it is alive at any time, consisting of the leaves, root tips, and phloem (a thin layer of under bark that acts as a food delivery system). "
"In China, women who remain unmarried until their late 20s are given the term “leftover women.” "
"Proboscis monkeys are known in Indonesia as “Dutch Monkeys” because Indonesians remarked that the Dutch colonizers often had similarly large bellies and noses."
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..especially in THE NETHERLANDS!!
Probably to protect the zoo animals from being exposed to the smoke inhalation and other side effects such as cigarette stumps or other trash being left around for them to pick up. Or the fear of a high teenager climbing into the wolf cage etc
You don't have to be stoned to get attacked by Bokito
They’re treated very badly because they treat others very badly. They’re unmarried and friendless for a reason.