Knitting acts as a natural antidepressant and can help ease anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. It can also protect the brain from aging.
#knitting
#MondayMotivation
In Mayan mythology, there is a god with a man's body and a bat's head. Named Camazotz, he was worshipped some 2,500 years ago and symbolized night, death, and mystery. Does he remind you of anyone?
Theme parks in Japan have banned screaming on roller coasters to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Riders are encouraged to "scream inside your heart."
Opium-addicted parrots in India are attacking farmers, gobbling up crops, and even flying off with opium pods. The government's narcotics department has issued a warning about the drug-addicted birds.
Ladybugs also produce a substance that resembles milk when under attack. It's inedible, though!
Ladybugs also benefit farmers by eating harmful insects, such as aphids.
A "glisk" is sunlight that is glimpsed through a break in the clouds, a fleeting glance at a glittering sight, a brief glow of warmth from a fire that's burned low.
It can also mean a sudden flash of hope in the heart.
Sea otter pups can't swim, so they sleep on their mothers' chest as she floats.
They also have very thick fur, which acts as a type of life jacket for the pup.
In 1969, African-American citizens in the United States were not permitted to swim in community pools with white people.
Despite this, Fred Rogers invited an African-American police officer to his television show, where they both dipped their feet in a plastic wading pool.
In 1996, a man in Devon, England hooted at owls for a year and recorded their responses.
However, he was unaware that it was actually one of his neighbors who was pretending to be an owl and hooting back.
The average person has about 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts per day.
Of those, 95% are the same repetitive thoughts as the day before and an estimated 80% are negative.
When a queen bee becomes too old or injured to serve the colony, worker bees surround her body until she overheats and dies.
This is known as supersedure, or "cuddle death."
A woman who lost her wedding ring found it 16 years later on a carrot in her garden.
She lost her wedding ring after accidentally throwing it out with the compost in 1995. In 2012, she found it around a carrot in her garden.
When dancer Gene Kelly was asked to direct the film version of "The Sound of Music," he escorted the screenwriter out of his house, saying, "Go find someone else to direct this piece of sh%$."
Sea otters have the densest fur of any animal.
Unlike many other marine animals, otters don't have a blubber layer, so they rely on their water-resistant and dense fur for protection.
Hummingbirds have rainbows in their wings.
Australian artist and photographer Christian Spencer discovered this prism effect when a hummingbird hovered in front of the sun.
*Photo: Christian Spencer
According to Plato, wine may be tasted in moderation until age 31, but when a man reaches 40, he may drink as much as he wants to cure the "crabbedness of old age."
Phyllis Smith, who plays Phyllis Vance in "The Office," was a NFL cheerleader and a burlesque dancer.
She's also the voice "Sadness" in the Pixar movie "Inside Out."
People have reported that they're having especially vivid dreams since the coronavirus pandemic.
Experts theorize that our brains are trying to process more information and emotions.
Additionally, more vivid dreams could be a result of altered sleep schedules.
Flight attendant Betty Ann Ong was a flight attendant on the first airplane to be hijacked on 9/11. Amidst complete terror, she stayed on the telephone for 25 minutes relaying information that led to the closing of the airspace by the FAA.
#Heroes
#911September
Dolly Parton holds three Guinness World Records:
1) Most Decades With a Top 20 Hit on the US Hot Country Songs Chart
2) Most Hits on US Hot Country Songs Chart By a Female Artist
3) Most No. 1 Hits on the US Hot Country Songs Chart by a Female Artist
Beekeepers in France noticed that their bees were producing honey in unusual shades of green and blue.
After investigating, the beekeepers discovered that the bees had been eating remnants of M&M candy shells from a nearby factory.
In 1790, Marseille, France allowed a ship from plague-ridden Cyprus into port because merchants didn't want to wait for the usual quarantine process.
Within the next two years, half the population of Marseille was dead.
The Muppet vampire, Count von Count from Sesame Street, is based on actual vampire myth.
One way to supposedly deter a vampire is to throw seeds outside a door. Vampires are compelled to count the seeds, delaying them until the sun comes up. 🧛♂️🧛🧛♀️
On December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will appear so closely aligned in the night sky that they will look like a double planet.
It will be the closest Jupiter-Saturn conjunction since 1623.
This is the Atlantic Royal Flycatcher.
This royal bird has a stunning, but rarely seen crest. It is endemic to southeast Brazil but is threatened by habitat loss.
Joe and Jill Biden will be joined in the White House by their two German shepherds, named Champ and Major. They are also planning to get a cat.
#Inauguration2021
Prolific zombie filmmaker George A. Romero’s first paid directing job was filming Mr. Rogers’ tonsillectomy for "Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood."
Romero said this project somehow inspired him to pursue a career in horror films.
To express happiness, bunnies will sometimes jump around and flick their heads and feet.
This happy jump is known within the rabbit community as a “binky."
When humans take a breath, they replace only 15% of the air in their lungs with fresh air.
When dolphins take a breath, they replace 90% of the air in their lungs with fresh air.