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[George K]

Seen on FB:

Photographer Tony Austin recently captured an extraordinary moment during a 3-hour nature walk. As a murder of crows landed nearby, one of the crows caught his attention with its unusual behavior. Curious, Tony started taking photos—and what he documented was fascinating!

The crow was “anting,” a unique behavior where birds land on anthills, letting ants crawl through their feathers. The ants release formic acid, which acts as a natural insecticide, fungicide, and bactericide—helping the birds rid themselves of harmful pathogens. Nature’s self-care routine at its finest!

[Mik]

That is interesting. And how do they learn these things? Instinct? Rearing?

[jon-nyc]

What’s in it for the ants?

[George K]

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[George K]

Vaccine administration:

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

I don’t really find that surprising. There’s not been a draft in over 50 years.

[jon-nyc]

Yeah. Still interesting to see it quantified.

Another (though smaller) driver would be far more women in congress.

[George K]

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[Copper]

Apparently women spend more.

[jon-nyc]

Birthplace of the top 100 10,000m runners.

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

Birthplace of the top 100 10,000m runners.

I am reminded of the old joke about the fastest creature in the world being the Ethiopian chicken.

[George K]

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/32031/true-story-southwick-jog

[jon-nyc]

For how much time was X territory part of Poland.