The deepest known cave — measured from its highest entrance to its lowest point — is Veryovkina Cave in Abkhazia, Georgia, with a depth of 2,204m (7,231 ft) Posted on Feb 25, 2021Feb 23, 2021 by Tyler Finck source
Capybaras are semiaquatic mammals found throughout almost all countries of South America except Chile Posted on Feb 24, 2021Feb 23, 2021 by Tyler Finck source
1888 eruption of Ritter Island reduced the 780-metre tall (2,560 ft) volcano to a height of just 140 metres (460 ft) Posted on Feb 23, 2021Feb 19, 2021 by Tyler Finck source
Pliofilm, a pre-war food wrap, was used to waterproof firearms during the Normandy landings Posted on Feb 22, 2021Feb 19, 2021 by Tyler Finck source
The Straits of Mackinac connect Lake Michigan to Lake Huron, which are hydrologically one Posted on Feb 21, 2021Feb 19, 2021 by Tyler Finck source
Rice’s whale is one of the most endangered cetaceans, with fewer than 50 adult individuals believed to remain Posted on Feb 20, 2021Feb 16, 2021 by Tyler Finck source
A symbolic amount of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center after it was destroyed in the September 11 attacks was used in the construction of the USS New York Posted on Feb 19, 2021Feb 16, 2021 by Tyler Finck source
Boie’s frog resembles dead leaves on the floor of the forest Posted on Feb 18, 2021Feb 15, 2021 by Tyler Finck source
Nora Ephron was the first writer to use the word “shit” in Esquire, in her 1972 essay “A Few Words About Breasts” Posted on Feb 17, 2021Feb 15, 2021 by Tyler Finck source
spiral galaxy NGC 3393 hosts the nearest known pair of supermassive black holes Posted on Feb 16, 2021Feb 15, 2021 by Tyler Finck source