Philip Gibson

07/29/2023

Geckos can turn the stickiness of their feet on and off at will.

07/29/2023

Army ants that misinterpret the scent trails left by other ants will sometimes break from the crowd and march in circles. If enough ants join, they can form massive "death spirals."

07/29/2023

Green Eggs and Ham was banned in China from 1965 to 1991 for its “portrayal of early Marxism.”

07/27/2023

The Kjeragbolten boulder on Norway's Kjerag mountain was left in a crevasse during the last ice age. It's now a popular spot for BASE jumpers.

07/27/2023

Say cheese? Victorians said "prunes" instead.

07/27/2023

In The Empire Strikes Back, an extra can be seen running with what appears to be an ice cream maker. The character became legendary among fans, and was eventually given a name (Willrow Hood) and a backstory.

07/26/2023

Before he was the best-selling author of The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown tried his luck as a musician. In 1994, he released an album called Angels & Demons, a title he reused for a 2000 novel.

07/26/2023

In the late 19th century, Beatrix Potter kept a journal in a secret code so complex it wasn't cracked until 1958.

07/26/2023

The only Blockbuster store in the world that is still operating is located in Bend, Oregon.

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