12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Friday, February 21, 2025
Some maggots have evolved so that their butts looks like a face. Nature is beautiful.
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Pay Your Respects to the Most-Decorated Military Dog in U.S. History
“K9 Hurricane” was a 16-year-old Belgian Malinois that recently passed away. Mr. Hurricane received at least five military and civilian honors for taking down a guy who hopped the White House fence in 2014.
The Most Popular Dog Breeds in America
A study has found that German Shepherds, golden retrievers and French bulldogs are the most common K9 pets in America. French bulldogs have been rocketing up the ranks, having climbed from number 14 to number one in 10 years.
The Best Beaches in the World
TripAdvisor’s top beaches for 2025 are Aruba’s Eagle Beach, Thailand’s Banana Beach and Greece’s Elafonisi Beach. The United States snuck into the fourth spot with Florida’s Siesta Beach.
Rich Argentinians Are Giving Capybaras Vasectomies
The capybara population in a gated community in Argentina has tripled over the last three years, so they’ve launched an initiative to capture the most “dominant males” and give them vasectomies.
What Was Campbell’s First Soup Flavor?
Dr. John T. Dorrance, the first person to figure how to condense soup, took a big swing with the first one to market: Beefsteak Tomato.
Shower Like an Astronaut
Crews on the Apollo missions took sponge baths, and later the Skylab had an intricate shower pod that took about two hours per shower to use. After that, the International Space Station went back to sponge baths.
80 Percent of Their Shower Water Comes Off or Out of Them
The International Space Station is equipped with an advanced filtration system that harvests water out of astronauts’ breath and urine, and cleans it so it’s safe to use for showering.
You Know It Stinks Up There
Astronauts report that the International Space Station smells like an unholy amalgamation of antiseptic, garbage, gunpowder, body odor and a little bit of barbecue for good measure.
Russia Used to Send Cosmonauts Into Space With a Big-Ass Gun
The TP-82 wasn’t for alien hunting, but to defend themselves from bears and wolves when they landed in the Siberian wilderness.
A Seal Keeps Flopping Around New Haven, Connecticut
After initially thinking they were being pranked, police responded to reports of a young seal wiggling around town. Local aquarium workers moved the seal to a private beach to let it reenter the water, but the next day found that it rolled itself back inland and was once again mingling with people on the streets. They’re now letting it live at the aquarium for a while, until it gets his life together.
Archaeologists Have Uncovered the First Egyptian Royalty Since King Tut
Researchers have located the tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal tomb discovered since King Tut’s over 100 years ago in 1922.
There’s a Type of Fly Whose Butt Evolved to Look Like a Termite’s Head
Scientists have discovered that some blow fly larvae are able to infiltrate termite nests by walking in backward, because their butt looks like a termite head and their tentacles look like antenna. They’ve also developed the ability to mimic the unique scent of the termite colony.
