Tag: factbombs

March 26, 2016

The name ferret comes from the Latin ‘furittus’ meaning ‘little thief’.

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September 20, 2015

Blue Crane, also known as Paradise Cranes, are the national bird of South Africa.

🏷️ Animals, Birds, factbombs
Giraffe

August 29, 2015

Giraffes have the same amount of bones in their necks as humans.

🏷️ Animals, factbombs
July 28, 2015

I had to shell out 20 bucks!… Cowrie shells and deer skins were used as currency, leading to modern slang for money

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July 28, 2015

Paper money was first developed by the Chinese using stag skins, bark or parchment with an imperial seal. It caught on in Europe in the 1700s

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July 1, 2015

Porcupines kill more lions than any other animal

🏷️ Animals, factbombs, London Zoo, Porcupines
June 25, 2015

MKV, as in the audio/video container format, are also known as Matroska Video files. Matroska coming from the Russian word ‘matryoshka’, meaning ‘nesting dolls’.

🏷️ factbombs, Programming, Web Development
June 20, 2015

Lemurs are ‘Prosimians’, which means ‘Before the Monkeys’. They’re one of earth’s first primates.

🏷️ factbombs, Lemurs