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Fascinating! Just a wee wooden prop showing just how many centimetres the cervix dilates during birth #Interesting #InterestingStuff #Facts

Beelieve it or not, some of these fascinating creatures flap their wings around 200 times per *second*, i.e. around 12,000 wing beats per minute.

E.g. this carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp., Mumbai, India, 2015) was hovering whlie feeding on a Jamaican Spike flower.
The camera shutter speed?

1/200th of a second.

I only managed to freeze motion at a 320th of a second or higher.

#bees #insects #pollinators #macro #photography #motion #wings #entomology #interestingstuff

Well now.
Pie•ology: A Full Filling Story

The history of the pie has its roots in ancient Egypt and Greece. The ancient Greeks ate pie (artocreas), though it was of the savory type with meat in an open pastry shell. The Romans may have been the first to create a pie that included a top and bottom crust.
#pies #pie #history #interestingStuff
https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2011/11/pie%E2%80%A2ology-a-full-filling-story/

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You Don't Need to Head to Tosche Station To Pick Up These Sweet Posters https://io9.gizmodo.com/you-dont-need-to-head-to-tosche-station-to-pick-up-thes-1831187463 #interestingstuff #feedly