#Fact of the Day

[amnhnyc]

Behold the pocket-sized western pygmy possum! (Cercartetus concinnus). One of the world’s smallest possums, this species typically weighs just 0.5 oz (14 g)—the size of an AA battery. This dainty marsupial is a nectarivore, meaning that its diet consists primarily of plant nectar. It inhabits treetops in forests throughout parts of Australia, using its long prehensile tail like a fifth limb as it moves from branch to branch.

Photo: gilliank, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

[nando161mando]

[thefactcollector]

July is Disability Pride Month...

"Disability Pride Month celebrates people with disabilities, their identities, their culture, and their contributions to society. It also seeks to change the way people think about and define disability, to end the stigma of disability... It is a chance for people with disabilities to come together and celebrate being themselves, no matter their differences. It is also a chance to raise awareness of the challenges they still face every day to be treated equally." [ref]

Disability Pride Month started in the USA as a way of commemorating the passing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July 1990, but it has evolved and grown into a worldwide event.

Source: Wikipedia

Read more:

🇳🇿 Aotearoa New Zealand - employeenetworks.govt.nz

🇦🇺 Australia - Able Australia

🇨🇦 Canada - Canadian Association for Supported Employment

🇪🇺 Europe - ALDA

🇬🇧 UK - Scope, Humanists, and bbc.co.uk/newsround/66256333

🇺🇸 USA - '8 Facts About Americans With Disabilities' and www.ada.gov

✨ Please feel free to reblog and add to this

[jormation]

[animal-of-the-day]

Animal of the day: Jerboa!

The jerboa is desert rodent from North Africa and Asia.

They look like a cross between a mouse and a kangaroo! They get around by hopping like one too! There are many species of jerboa, such as the long-eared jerboa:

And the pygmy jerboa:

But all of them are super cute!

They can run at speeds of up to 24 km/h (15 mph) and have a lifespan of around 6 years.

[kitkat-sparklenation]

A fact from the Sugarbunnies!!!

⊹₊ ˚‧︵‿₊୨୧₊‿︵‧ ˚ ₊⊹

[squidlet-jr]

- Blushing Blooms -

(Wargrave Pink Geranium)

FUN FACT: Geraniums were incorrectly named, a mistake that went unnoticed until the end of the 18th century. Thier true title was pelargonium, however it failed to catch on.

Https://my-geranium.com

Sunday, 21/07/2024

South Wales

[blanket-i]

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[cuproprime]

Fact Of The Day, December 1, 2024:

Rose petals are edible.

[hypers-omniac]

Actively obsessed with Ghost in a paranormal AU. Either way- with the reader or Ghost as the spooky spirit haunting the other.

No cw other than death because they’re.. ghosts. Otherwise maybe a bit sad but mostly lowkey fluffy.

He does his best to ignore you. It’s hard, the way it makes gooseflesh rise onto his pale skin, his hair standing in end. It’s not that he’s trying to ignore you- it’s that he genuinely thinks you aren’t there, no matter how much you beg and plea for him to kiss you again. It always sounds like you’re crying, and it always makes his jaw clench hard enough for his teeth to crack- fissures in his enamel that hurt like cavities.

You go to grasp at him, to shake him, and it just phases right through him. It almost hurts from how cold it is on his prickled skin, and he pushes away the thought that he can feel your fingers on his biceps. No one else can see you, but you just know he can, and that’s why it’s so frustrating! You just want him to pay attention to you, kiss you again.

On the other side, he can’t even bear to look at you. He can still see the blood running down your forehead, and even though you look at him, your eyes are still dead. He’s so used to being hurt by his trauma that he automatically assumes it’s just another fucked up things about him. Sure, why not add visual and tactile hallucinations to the list? He’s not surprised. It’s his fault, after all. It was his job to protect you, and he failed. Of course your memory haunts him. He nearly breaks as you press a kiss to his cheek, squeezing his eyes shut and his fingers into fists as sits up in bed, scrubbing a hand down his sweat-slicked face. He’s tired, and the both of you know he’ll never be the same again.

The only way you get him to actually believe you’re there is when you pull a poltergeist on him like a child throwing a tantrum- books being thrown off the bookcases, tables flipped over. Your screams hurt- nearly burst his fuckin’ ears, darlin’. It’s only then does he start talking quietly to you, deciding that your giggles- however creepy they me at times- are still much better than your screams he's so used to hearing.

The other way around? oh, you immediately know its your Simon. Can feel the way his arms wrap around behind you in the kitchen on a cold, lonely morning. Maybe it's a figment of your imagination- but what's the harm in talking to air?

It’s a little less lonely, even if you can’t look directly at him. Only getting cold touches as a response as you tease or pick on him. Sometimes, when things get a little easier, you pick on him for the irony from his callsign. He always pulls you against him for that, regardless of what you’re doing. You scold him, and falter when you realize the only person who can get burnt when you’re over the stove anymore is you. The only person who can stumble and fall in the shower into a pile of giggles is you. The only person in your bed- even if it feels like he’s there- is you.

It’s a push and pull between feeling like you’re going crazy and being completely at peace. Which… itself is maddening. So maybe you buy an Ouija board to try and talk to him. What of it? In sickness and in health, my love. And as it turns out, the reaper himself cannot part you two.

What a hopeless romantic, Simon always was.

Or… maybe even reader who’s introduced to Simon only after he’s dead? UGH too many ideas need ghost cum ):

[transgwender616]

Fun fact: Voodoo dolls aren't actually a thing. It was up by racist people to demonize Voodoo.

[amnhnyc]

Have you ever seen a giant worm? 👀🪱 While there are thousands of earthworm species known across the planet, only a handful are supersized. Members of the genus Martiodrilus can grow up to an incredible 4.9 ft (1.5 m) in length and weigh up to 1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)! Inhabiting underground burrows in parts of South America such as Colombia and Ecuador, these worms are rarely seen above ground—but can sometimes be heard as they move through the soil. 

Photo: OWP / oliverpatrick, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

[nando161mando]

[thefactcollector]

Today is Rare Disease Awareness Day, a day for raising awareness of the 7000+ rare diseases or disorders, and for celebrating the people who live with those conditions.

Here's a few facts to get you started:

A disorder is 'rare' if it affects 1 in 2,000 people (0.05%) or fewer. In some countries, they are called orphan diseases.

There are at least 7,000 rare diseases/disorders; some sources say 10,000+

Obviously, there are too many rare diseases/disorders to list here but included are some genetic disorders, some cancers (and all childhood cancers), some immune-related disorders, and motor neurone diseases; this web-page has a search function and Wikipedia has a list. An example of a better known rare disease is cystic fibrosis.

Globally, it's estimated that 350 million people live with a rare disease/disorder

50% of people with a rare disease/disorder are children; 30% of these children will die before 5

50% of these conditions don't have an associated foundation or research support group

The average time it takes for patients to receive an accurate diagnosis is 6 years

Keen to learn more? Check it out these resources:

Facts and figures by Genetic Alliance (UK)

RARE Disease Facts by Global Genes

The Cost of Delayed Diagnosis in Rare Disease: A Health Economic Study by the EveryLife Foundation

[Other sources: raredisorders.org.nz, wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_disease]

[intothestacks]

Can You Understand Old English?

[animal-of-the-day]

the desert rain frog ( oh sorry for not clarifying, thanks :)

Animal of the Day: Desert rain frog!

The desert rain frog is a species of frog found in Namibia and South Africa. It is mostly found on a small strip of land about 10 km wide that runs along the coast of these two countries!

Unlike most other species of frogs, the desert rain frog does not have a tadpole stage. It develops straight from the egg into an adult! It has a stout body with small legs which makes it unable to hop or leap, so it gets around by walking.

They are a burrowing species, using these burrows to wait out dry periods and to sleep in during the day. They can absorb moisture from the wet sand around them through their skin!