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bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

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What are some mind-blowing facts that sound unreal but are actually true?

Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is getting taller every year by about a quarter of an inch due to tectonic plate movements.
The Great Barrier Reef, located off the coast of Australia, is the largest living structure on Earth and can be seen from space.
The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% of the world's oxygen and is home to over 10% of the world's known species.
The speed of light is approximately 299,792,458 meters per second, and nothing in the universe can travel faster than it.
Black holes are so dense that their gravitational pull is strong enough to warp space and time around them, creating a phenomenon known as "gravitational lensing."
The universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, and scientists believe that dark energy, an unknown form of energy, is responsible for this expansion.
The human brain is the most complex structure in the known universe, with over 100 billion neurons and trillions of synapses.
The oldest known human skeleton, called "Lucy," is 3.2 million years old and was found in Ethiopia in 1974.
Humans share over 98% of their DNA with chimpanzees, making them our closest living relatives.
The placebo effect is a phenomenon in which a person experiences a positive effect from a treatment or medication even though it has no active ingredients.
Studies have shown that people who have experienced trauma or adversity in their lives can develop post-traumatic growth, which involves increased resilience, personal growth, and a greater appreciation for life.
The bystander effect is a social phenomenon in which individuals are less likely to intervene in an emergency situation when there are other people around.
The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896 and lasted only 38 minutes.
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the invention of the iPhone than she did to the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
There is a species of jellyfish, called Turritopsis dohrnii, that is biologically immortal and can potentially live forever by reverting back to its juvenile form after reaching maturity.

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

Thanks for sharing that interesting info!!

Dodie

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

luvmypets wrote:

Thanks for sharing that interesting info!!

Dodie

My pleasure.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

bcheary wrote:

...There is a species of jellyfish, called Turritopsis dohrnii, that is biologically immortal and can potentially live forever by reverting back to its juvenile form after reaching maturity.

So there's hope for all us old guys who never grew up?

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

DirtFarmer wrote:

So there's hope for all us old guys who never grew up?

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

I want to know what the jellyfish is eating.

Hornfan1

Some say that I am related to that jellyfish

ecblackiii Loc: Maryland

bcheary wrote:

Quora.com

What are some mind-blowing facts that sound unreal but are actually true?

Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is getting taller every year by about a quarter of an inch due to tectonic plate movements.
The Great Barrier Reef, located off the coast of Australia, is the largest living structure on Earth and can be seen from space.
The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% of the world's oxygen and is home to over 10% of the world's known species.
The speed of light is approximately 299,792,458 meters per second, and nothing in the universe can travel faster than it.
Black holes are so dense that their gravitational pull is strong enough to warp space and time around them, creating a phenomenon known as "gravitational lensing."
The universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, and scientists believe that dark energy, an unknown form of energy, is responsible for this expansion.
The human brain is the most complex structure in the known universe, with over 100 billion neurons and trillions of synapses.
The oldest known human skeleton, called "Lucy," is 3.2 million years old and was found in Ethiopia in 1974.
Humans share over 98% of their DNA with chimpanzees, making them our closest living relatives.
The placebo effect is a phenomenon in which a person experiences a positive effect from a treatment or medication even though it has no active ingredients.
Studies have shown that people who have experienced trauma or adversity in their lives can develop post-traumatic growth, which involves increased resilience, personal growth, and a greater appreciation for life.
The bystander effect is a social phenomenon in which individuals are less likely to intervene in an emergency situation when there are other people around.
The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896 and lasted only 38 minutes.
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the invention of the iPhone than she did to the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
There is a species of jellyfish, called Turritopsis dohrnii, that is biologically immortal and can potentially live forever by reverting back to its juvenile form after reaching maturity.

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And mice share 90 percent of human DNA. Chickens share 65 percent of human DNA. Maybe that's why we refer to some people as "Rats" and "Chickens."

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

raymondh wrote:

I want to know what the jellyfish is eating.

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Hornfan1 wrote:

Some say that I am related to that jellyfish

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

ecblackiii wrote:

And mice share 90 percent of human DNA. Chickens share 65 percent of human DNA. Maybe that's why we refer to some people as "Rats" and "Chickens."

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

bcheary wrote:

Quora.com

What are some mind-blowing facts that sound unreal but are actually true?

Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is getting taller every year by about a quarter of an inch due to tectonic plate movements.
The Great Barrier Reef, located off the coast of Australia, is the largest living structure on Earth and can be seen from space.
The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% of the world's oxygen and is home to over 10% of the world's known species.
The speed of light is approximately 299,792,458 meters per second, and nothing in the universe can travel faster than it.
Black holes are so dense that their gravitational pull is strong enough to warp space and time around them, creating a phenomenon known as "gravitational lensing."
The universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, and scientists believe that dark energy, an unknown form of energy, is responsible for this expansion.
The human brain is the most complex structure in the known universe, with over 100 billion neurons and trillions of synapses.
The oldest known human skeleton, called "Lucy," is 3.2 million years old and was found in Ethiopia in 1974.
Humans share over 98% of their DNA with chimpanzees, making them our closest living relatives.
The placebo effect is a phenomenon in which a person experiences a positive effect from a treatment or medication even though it has no active ingredients.
Studies have shown that people who have experienced trauma or adversity in their lives can develop post-traumatic growth, which involves increased resilience, personal growth, and a greater appreciation for life.
The bystander effect is a social phenomenon in which individuals are less likely to intervene in an emergency situation when there are other people around.
The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896 and lasted only 38 minutes.
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the invention of the iPhone than she did to the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
There is a species of jellyfish, called Turritopsis dohrnii, that is biologically immortal and can potentially live forever by reverting back to its juvenile form after reaching maturity.

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I believe Lucy is proof that humans are not part of evolution as Darwin would have us believe. Great apes' ancestors date back 25 million years while humans have been around for 5 million (taking into account there are still older human remains to be found that predate Lucy). In 25 million years apes are still hunter/gatherers and unless trained to do so, can't use any modern implements, do not have written language, and do not form large centers of civilization. Man on the other hand has done all that and their knowledge is constantly accelerating while apes are status-quo for millions of years. I do believe all species including man evolve, but I do not believe we originated in a primordial slime. I personally believe in God and the depiction of his putting man on the earth. I know some will insist this is a fairytale but to each his own. The fact is I cannot prove the existence of God, and no one can disprove it. Choose as you will. While not conclusive, I believe there is better proof of the life and miracles of Christ and therefore God than non-believers can produce. All but one of Christ's disciples were horrendously killed. Peter upside down on a cross and others were thrown to lions, beheaded, or boiled. None of them renounced what they had seen or believed. Only Judas betrayed Christ and knowing the mistake he had made, hanged himself. That is pretty good proof if you ask me.

Lucasdv123

I am sorry but there is something faster that the speed of light.it takes 80 minutes for light from earth to reach Saturn but our brains can imagine being the In a split second.

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Bridges wrote:

I believe Lucy is proof that humans are not part o... (show quote)

Everyone should follow their own beliefs.

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Lucasdv123 wrote:

I am sorry but there is something faster that the speed of light.it takes 80 minutes for light from earth to reach Saturn but our brains can imagine being the In a split second.