Natalie's Research

Natalie's Research are a series of memos written by Natalie. They can be earned via the Gotcha Box.

List of Memos[]

I discovered an amazing fact today. The North and South Poles have different altitudes, and the South Pole appears to be colder.
The Great Pyramid of Egypt is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. We now know advanced mathematics and astronomy was used to build it.
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It was 120 meters high.
With a big enough magnet, it seems you can attract a 50 pound note.
Like humans, it seems dolphins breath with their lungs, which is why they can drown.
It seems cows have four stomachs and use them to digest grass over and over again.
It seems that the surface of Mars is red due to rusted iron, spread out on the surface.
The red snow sometimes seen falling in Paris turns red it seems, from mixing with the soil.
It seems that there are several dialects among crows, making it hard for crows born in different regions to communicate.
Bamboo flowers only blossom once, anywhere from several decades to several centuries. What a rare event.
According to a study, in central Asia there are horses that sweat blood due to parasites.
Out of all insects, cockroaches seem to be the most intelligent. Somehow this doesn't surprise me.
It seems that only 10% of the many species of spiders can actually spin webs.
It seems that Lignum-vitae trees are much heavier than regular trees and actually sink in water.
The Colossus of Rhodes is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It apparently stood for about 50 years.
I've found out that red bean bread was first made in Japan during 7th year of the Meiji era.
Elephant seal intestines can be stretched out up to 500 meters in length. If that is your bag…
Giving lightly salted water to a weakened goldfish is often helpful.
It seems that the actual meaning of the "O" in blood type is "zero" for "no reaction."
It seems foods that keep your stomach feeling full do so because they are hard to digest.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Its seven-level terrace holds many beautiful flowers.
The largest known iceberg was twice as big as Ireland!
Because turkeys have a habit of looking upwards with their mouths open when it rains, it seems that they can die from drowning..
It seems that when hippos sweat while sunbathing, their sweat reacts with the air and turns into a red, blood-like colour.
It seems that steak was originally a word for roasted deer meat.
Hmm, I've found that watermelons have a higher water content than milk.
A metre is the distance light travels in a vacuum over one 299,792,458th of a second.
I've found out that other than humans, apes are the only animals that can recognise colour.
The huge Mausoleum at Halicarnassus is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Apparently, it is the grave of an ancient king.
Within lettuce there seems to be an ingredient called 'lactuca sativa' that makes you sleepy.
White butter is produced when cows eat dry grass. When cows eat green grass, a carotene colour is added which produces a yellow butter.
When you are having trouble sleeping, instead of counting sheep, it is apparently more effective to imagine a beautiful view.
Apparently, paper is inserted into crabmeat tins to prevent glass particles forming. This comes from extended contact between the meat ad the tin.
Because gum dissolves easily in oil, if you eat it with chocolate it will dissolve in your mouth.
When golf was first played, the golf balls were apparently made from wood.
It appears that the tail of an electric eel acts as a negative electrode, and the head as a positive electrode. They have a total power of 800 volts.
There is an interesting crab called the "slippery bean-jelly crab". Interesting... but poisonous.
Because kiwi fruit is a type of silvervine, apparently cats are attracted to it's trunk and leaves.
To this day, it seems that the Earth has had over 170 pole shifts.
It seems that flying fish can jump up to 300 metres out of the water.
It seems that horses are structured in a way that allows them to breathe using only their nose.
As long as it is still, water won't freeze at a temperature of Minus 3 degrees celsius. However it will quickly freeze if it is moved.
Even though temperatures are very low at ski resorts, the increased ultraviolet waves kill many viruses and you have a much lower chance of catching a cold.
I've discovered that male seahorses give birth!
It seems the blades on the first pair of scissors were actually facing outwards. Doh!