Friday, July 20, 2018

You're Such a BagelHead

BAGEL HEAD
There was a body modification trend in China called bagel head.

People created bagel shaped knots on their foreheads....

They injected 400ccs of saline into their skin causing it to swell.

After they would puff up, the injector used their thumb to create the indentation.

It lasted up to 24 hours.



A FLYING KILLER
There is a killer wasp called Cicada killer wasp.

Cicada killers are large, solitary wasps

It paralyzes Cicada's with their venom.

Then it takes it to a burrow.

Then it lays eggs under it's leg.

When the eggs hatch the larvae eat the cicada.

They do so carefully, keeping the cicada alive...

Although they appear to attack anything which moves, male cicada killers are actually investigating anything which might be a female cicada killer ready to mate.


SUCH A BOAR
Texas has nearly 2.6 million wild boars.

This is the largest feral hog population in the united states.

Wild hogs cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to Texas agriculture.


They are native to much of Eurasia, North Africa, and the Greater Sunda Islands.


The species one of the widest-ranging mammals in the world.


It has become an invasive species.



The species lives in matriarchal societies.

Fully grown males are usually solitary outside the breeding season.


Aztec Baby Warriors
Childbirth to the Aztec people was considered equal to men in battle.



If a woman was to die in childbirth, she became a companion of the sun, rising to one of the highest heavens. the same as a male warrior who dies in battle.


Pregnant women could not view an eclipse, or her fetus may transform into a monster.

Women delivering a baby were attended by a midwife.

The midwife would lead prayers during the woman's labor.


A sedative drink made of herbs and grasses would be given to the woman in labor.

A warm stone would also be laid on the pregnant woman's belly to ease her pain.When the baby was born, the midwife would make a series of battle cries, praising the mother who had fought through her labor to deliver the baby.

Umbilical cords were preserved. When a son reached adulthood, he would carry his to a distant battlefield and bury it, whereas a daughter buried hers next to the family's hearth.

They were responsible for tending turkeys and dogs that were raised for meat. 

Women had a number of other professions in Aztec civilization, including priest, doctor, sorcerer.[

Women were often recognized in their civilization as professional weavers and crafters.

Aztec women were not allowed a role in the military.


GRAPE FRUIT IS DANGEROUS
Grapefruit juice decreases the activity of certain enzymes that are responsible for breaking down many prescription drugs.



Grapefruit contains compounds that block the enzymes when it is consumed the enzymes ability to break down the drug decrease.



Blood levels of the drugs may rise, resulting in a new or worsened side effects.



WHAT A CROC!

The salt water crocodile is the largest of all living reptiles, as well as the largest riparian predator in the world.

Males of this species can reach sizes up to 20 ft and  up to 23 ft in length.

The saltwater crocodile is a opportunistic hyper carnivorous apex predator. 

Most prey are ambushed and then drowned or swallowed whole.


Salt water crocodiles have bite force of 3700 psi.

It has the strongest bite force of any animal.

They can swim at speeds of 15 miles per hour, holding its limbs against its body to become more streamlined.


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