That's Why Ambulance Is Always Written Backwards

walking past an ambulance you've probably seen ecnologma printed on the front of the vehicle well that's a weird brand huh hey that's just ambulance backward it's written in reverse so the driver in front of the ambulance can see the word properly in the rear view mirror this will alert the driver to move out of the way and let it pass the fastest ever gust of wind recorded on our planet was a crazy 253 miles per hour tropical cyclone olivia hit the west coast of australia in 1996 bringing strong winds in its wake barrow island just a little off the coast was hit with the full force of the wind breaking the previous record of 231 miles per hour with the world's population nearly hitting 8 billion it becomes a little more manageable once you realize how large our home really is if every single person stood shoulder to shoulder although tight we could all fit within los angeles all across the deserts of the world you can find moss growing somewhere the cool thing about moss is its ability to capture water right out of the air using little hair-like growths called odds they're able to live on just moisture floating by always on the lookout for sharks and orcas dolphins have developed a neat trick of being partially awake while the other part of them is having a snooze these marine mammals are known as some of the smartest animals on the planet mainly because of their ability to conserve their brain power out of the mysteries in our solar system one that's never discussed is the earth's name unlike the other planets it's the only one not named after a greek or roman deity there's also no record of who named our planet after all you've probably seen them everywhere people who sport some sort of facial hair but some people are petrified of them meet pogonophobia the fear of beards a 2018 study found that beards contain quite a lot more bacteria than a dog's fur does no wonder they're afraid clouds are not as light and fluffy as they appear a single cloud can weigh up to a million pounds that number is calculated by taking the water density of a cloud and multiplying it by its volume fortunately for us the cloud can still float around with all that weight because the air below it is even heavier the canary islands are believed to be named after dogs not birds the birds are actually named after the islands in spanish the area's name is islas canarius which comes from latin meaning island of dogs the emptier your fridge is the more cold air is lost when you open the door making the machine work hard to replace all that crispiness if the fridge is filled less cool air escapes as it creates a barrier and the foodstuffs hold the coal meaningless energy is required to fill it back up again space smells like a barbecue and fuel according to astronauts the odor is believed to be caused by stars and the vacuum of space pulling particles of metal off the spacecraft alaska is the only u.s state that can be typed out using a single row on the keyboard i'll bet they're very proud of that up there in august 2013 nasa decided to use the curiosities rover vibration technology for something a little different following the mission's first successful year on mars the rover was programmed to celebrate millions of miles away from home curiosity hum the happy birthday song all alone spotting a rainbow during daytime is pretty common but few know it can occur at night too when there's a full moon or mist or a waterfall around you can see the rare phenomenon called a moonbow the average person will walk about five times around the world during their lifetime if you maintain the daily average of 7 500 steps and live until 80 years young you'd have walked about 216 million steps or around 110 000 miles in your lifetime you've probably said you'll be back in a jiffy quite a few times but unless you're super fast that's a promise you can't keep a jiffy is an actual measurement of time about 1 trillionth of a second that small mark above the lowercase i and the lowercase j is called a tittle it's believed to be a combination of the words tiny and little rainbows aren't just found in the sky the river of five colors in colombia shines more vibrantly than any rainbow you've ever seen located in i'll just pop this on the screen this picturesque body of water gets its multicolored beauty thanks to a plant that lives all along the river from may to november the river weeds turn bright yellow blue green and red when the waters are at their shallowest the colors just burst in june 2020 san francisco's golden gate bridge started speaking well officially it was the wind passing through the newly installed handrails people could hear the weird sound from several miles away still the bridge is at its safest when it faces less wind turbulence so the sound is a good sign that strong winds are passing smoothly [Music] san francisco is also one of those cities where driving on the slopes you'll see more sky than road the steepest street angles at 27 but baldwin street in new zealand has got that beat the residential street in dunedin in the far south won the guinness world record of the steepest gradient a thigh tiring walk at 34.8 percent the sharp incline makes all the houses look like they've sunken into the ground americans spend about two and a half days each year looking for the things they've lost the most common items lost are pretty obvious glasses remotes phones and all kinds of keys ever seen a dragonfly strutting away doubtful despite having the usual six legs like most insects theirs aren't made for walking they're designed to help the dragonfly balance and grip as if cats weren't shady enough already they're also capable of mind control cats can change the pitch of their meows to sound more like crying this easily manipulates us into giving them extra food or all the attention get equipped for any season with brand new bright side merch click the link and grab your print in australia there are pink and purple lakes lake hillier known for its bright pink color sits off the coast of western australia all the pink is caused by the algae and the high salt content it's also safe to swim in hut lagoon also in western australia has a large number of algae too depending on the time of year and cloud coverage the lake can range from red to pink and lilac what we smell is responsible for most of what we taste our mouth feels texture more than anything else that means without being able to smell apples potatoes and onions will all taste the same try it if you dare but hold onto your nose tightly you're a little shorter when you go to bed at night than when you wake up the cartilage in your spine slowly sets throughout the day while you rest your cartilage acts like a spring and releases the tension making you a little taller when you wake up taking a single step uses over two hundred muscles in your body it's working out all those muscles every time you just walk around there are over three 000 satellites operating around the earth right now this isn't including all the space junk that's floating around in space either over 100 million pieces of rubbish are orbiting the earth some as small as a pinhead others as big as a car the most disliked font in the world is comic sans it comes across as cute lighthearted and informal but it's also considered unprofessional and very immature to be used comic sans was designed by vincent connare in 1995 and even he doesn't like using it the word swims is still swims when flipped upside down i know you just checked your thumb doesn't make any sound when you snap your fingers the sound you hear is actually created by your middle finger hitting your palm your thumb just gives the right angle to get that clicking sound the surfer slang of hang 10 actually means having all of your 10 toes over your board's edge when riding a wave to make this work at its best a heavy longboard is recommended hey dude surf's up gnarly

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Length: 9min 20sec (560 seconds)

Published: Tue May 25 2021