Just imagine... what you'll know tomorrow.

[theoldwolf]

50 things we know now that we didn't know last year.

Cool article. My oldest whelp pointed me to this one.

"22. Bagheera kiplingi, a jumping arachnid from Central America, is the first known vegetarian spider. It eats nectar-filled leaf tips rather than other animals."

Who knew?

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[alaskawolf.livejournal.com]

the more you know....... :P

[deckardcanine.livejournal.com]

Some of these findings, like 15 and 30, are no surprise to me. Of the others...

2. Maybe that's partly how Clint Eastwood has been making good movies thru his late 70s.

3. That could help explain my grandmother.

5. I'd read that we shared 98.5% of our genetic material with chimps, but I didn't know about that one gene.

9. Once again, babies are more attentive than I realized.

10. Yessss!

11. I'm pointing this out to my sister. She loves golden orb spiders.

18. It's things like this that vindicate endangered species protection.

19. I'd never have guessed that one of the coldest spots on Earth would be so romantic.

22. Wait, why is it named for Kipling's panther?

23. Astronomic stats never cease to amaze me.

26. Hmmm... >:)

27. I shouldn't be surprised that this research was going on. With no shortage of funding, no doubt.

29. I bet it fluctuates with activity.

31. Gotta give roaches credit for survival genius.

32. Hope climate scientists keep this in mind.

33. Pollution might have something to do with this.

34. Hey, we get eaten by the same microbes. Doesn't their excrement provide most of the stench?

37. I'd've thought the opposite: fruit => sugar & water....

38. Good thing I like broccoli.

43. Introducing the next DC Comics hero.