Novelist Patricia Highsmith kept about 300 snails as pets. She carried them in her handbag to parties. nudefacts 49 views 0 0 About Comment Share The UK has the highest number of tornadoes, per squared kilometer, in the world (NCEI, n.d.). However, most are very weak and do little damage 5 views On this day 1847, the 1st US telegraph company was established (Maryland) 12 views The word “clitoris” is Greek for “divine and goddess like.” 41 views Did you know the seed from the sequoia requires fire to crack its hard shell & germinate? 2 views On this day, 1912, the RMS Titanic set sail for its maiden and final voyage 7 views To prevent themselves from drifting apart, sea otters hold hands while they sleep. 121 views Smiling is more contagious than the flu! 23 views Holocaust means a burnt sacrifice. Origins from Greek: “holos”->Whole “kaustos”-> Burnt 25 views In 16th C France, women were banned from eating artichokes as they were believed to be an aphrodisiac and too powerful for anyone but men 15 views The strongest beer ever made was 67.5%, I’m not sure if that even counts as a beer anymore🙈 13 views
