Some Interesting Things Learned In 2007 That We Didn’t Know In 2006
Posted on | January 2, 2008 | No Comments
I know, I know. More New Years crap. The thing is, this stuff is actually interesting. The article is titled: “50 Things We Know Now (That We Didn’t Know This Time Last Year).” Actually, it’s extremely interesting–at least to me! I figured I’d share it with my readers.
Quick sample:
1. A giant fossilized claw found from an ancient sea scorpion indicates that when alive, it would have been much taller than the average man. This find, from rocks 390 million years old, suggests that spiders, insects, crabs and similar creatures were much larger in the past than previously thought.
31. Sex among African bat bugs is a violent affair. During copulation, males of the species pierce the abdomens of their mates with their genitals and ejaculate directly into their blood.
39. The mangrove killifish, found in the Caribbean, can modify its biological makeup so it can breathe air and live in trees for months at a time.
Original Article: 50 Things
Number 1 (Scorpion one) is INSANE. Wow… I hate bugs–imagine a FIVE FOOT SCORPION? Damn. I kind of wish we had a picture or something. Hopefully someone CGI’s it, LOL! I’ll get to posting something useful later on in the day 
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