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22 Jul 2018, 7:29 pm

Antarctica wasn't always at the south pole. In fact, during the Mesoproterozoic Era, a good portion of what is now Antarctica was at the north pole. Continental drift can do that.


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23 Jul 2018, 10:13 pm

The first live-bearing mammals were likely early members of Holotheria, as they did not have cloaca, whereas earlier mammals did.

Still, these mammals still had epipubic bones, meaning that their reproductive system was more marsupial-like.


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05 Aug 2018, 11:53 am

I'm just going to share some random facts about Antarctica now.

- Every time there are northern lights, there are southern lights as well.
- Inland Antarctica is nearly lifeless. Penguins are only found near the coast.
- Antarctica has no official government, but several countries have claimed land on the continent. None of these Antarctic land claims are official and many of the claims overlap.
- The temperature in inland Antarctica can reach as low as -89.2 degrees Celsius.
- The ice in inland Antarctica isn't slippery. Most ice is slippery because a coat of liquid water forms on the outside of the ice. South pole ice is too cold for this liquid water coat to form.
- Antarctica has no indigenous population. It was not seen by any human until 1820.
- There are several underground lakes beneath the Antarctic ice. Scientists are worried about drilling into these lakes, as they may release harmful bacteria upon the rest of the world.
- The largest area of unclaimed land on earth is Marie Byrd Land, a region of Antarctica. No country has claimed it because it is south of the central Pacific ocean, making it difficult to access.


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05 Aug 2018, 4:07 pm

Greenland looks very nice during the summertime. ^-^
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQxM4fps79E


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06 Aug 2018, 3:47 pm

There is a chance that people will discover new phyla of life at some point in the future. I'm not just talking about species. I'm talking about entire phyla.

Loricifera were only discovered in 1983. They live at the bottom of the sea and, unusually among animals, do not require oxygen gas to live.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loricifera

Who knows what else could be out there? We still know more about the moon than we know about the deep sea.


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06 Aug 2018, 6:28 pm

Love all the facts DarthMetaKnight :)

My contribution: instead of sweating, hippos have glands that secret a reddish oily liquid known as ‘blood-sweat’ which acts as a moisturiser, sunscreen and antibiotic for their skin. The blood-sweat doesn’t actually contain blood nor sweat.


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