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Little Girl Has Been Dead For over 100 Years. But Still Blinks Her Eyes In Her Coffin

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Wonders shall never end. Little Girl Has Been Dead For over 100 Years. But Still Blinks Her Eyes In Her Coffin. Rosalia Lombardo died at the age of two in 1920 from pneumonia. Her death left her father dejected, who failed to face reality and strove to take measures for preservation. Approaching a noted embalmer, he decided to go for mummification. Alfredo Salafia was a skilled professional who tactfully performed Rosalia Lombardo’s embalming so well that even after 100 years of her death, she appears nothing but a sleeping beauty. Impeccable Preservation She has been mummified in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Italy, where she lies beneath the glass case and simply seems to be dozing off. Tourists remain in awe with her little stiff puffy cheeks, blonder tufts of hair wrapped above her head, tied by silk bow. Scientists carried an x-ray scan which revealed her all internal organs to be intact. How was Alfredo Salafia able to achieve such mastery? Well, because his work didn’...

“Oarfish” The world’s longest bony fish.

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“Oarfish” The world’s longest bony fish . The Giant Oarfish  is a species of enormous oarfish living in the depths of the ocean around the world and is seldom seen. Because of this  shy  nature, it was once thought to be a rare species. As and when they have been found, they were either  injured  or  dead . Since their usual habitat is  considerably deep , they have not been observed interacting with humans often, nor have many specimens been seen alive. Thus,  scientists  have little way of knowing about the species, or how threatened they really are. Also known as the  ribbon fish , streamer fish, king of herrings, and Pacific oarfish, it is the largest living bony fish on the planet. An oarfish is a long and elongated bony fish that is found in  deep waters . They are silvery in color and have smooth and rubbery skin with no scales. Oarfish  have wavy markings on their body and the body is coated with a materia...

Crowing crested cobra.

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Crowing crested cobra. Crowing Crested Cobra is a blanket term used for a number of crested, noise-making venomous snakes. It is one of the most widespread legends in East African folklore, and it is also known from the West Indies, especially Jamaica and Santo Domingo. A crowing crested cobra is a snake similar to a cobra with a crest on its head and capable of making sounds like a rooster. Those sounds range from crowing to clear bell-like notes to bleating. Sometimes wattles are present as well. The snake is venomous and very dangerous. Livingstone reported the death of a little girl in Mozambique caused by an enormous snake that dashed at the child, bit her, and made off into a hole. This snake was known as Bubu to the people of the area, and they describe it as twelve feet long, dark with a dirty blue color under its belly, and with red markings on its head like the wattles of a rooster. It will hide in a tree and strike passers-by one after the other, killing them i...

Patrice Lumumba

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Patrice Lumumba. Patrice Émery Lumumba was £xecuted in a firing squad, and his remains dissolved into acid because he was fighting for Congo to control it's resources and free from foreign powers. Congo has never had peace ever since he was executed. This is the time for us to reflect and find our home base solutions as Afr!cans Most African freedom fighters in Africa were killed by their own countrymen. So sad, our history is filled with so many sad tales of African cruelties against their own brothers as instigated by the colonialists. Patrice Lumumba. Patrice Émery Lumumba  (/Lʊˈmʊmbə/;2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as the Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960. A member of the Congolese National Movement (MNC), he led the MNC from 1958 until his assassination in January 1961....

brown tree snake

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brown tree snake . brown tree snake, (Boiga irregularis), also called brown catsnake or culepla, slender, mildly venomous, primarily arboreal snake of family Colubridae that is considered to be one of the most aggressive invasive species in the world. The brown tree snake is native only to the islands immediately west of Wallace’s Line and to New Guinea and the northern and eastern coasts of Australia; however, its geographic range has expanded significantly and now includes Guam, Saipan, and other islands of the western Pacific. Although it is most commonly found in tropical forests and grasslands, it may occur in other tropical habitats, including urban ecosystems, up to elevations of about 425 metres (about 1,400 feet). The species is also known for its ability to decimate populations of small vertebrates in the habi...

Fun facts about kingsnakes

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Fun Facts Milksnakes, also known as kingsnakes, get their name from an old belief that they drink milk from cows. This myth probably arose because they were commonly spotted in barns and stables, where there is a concentration of rodents. Kingsnakes use quick, jerky movements so that their bands flash, startling predators. Their bright colors signal danger and often confuse predators, making these snakes hard to follow. Kingsnakes are known for eating other snakes - including venomous species. Kingsnakes are apparently immune to the venom of the snake species upon which they prey. Kingsnakes in North America are  resistant to rattlesnake, copperhead, and cottonmouth venom . Resistance is provided by enzymes that break down venom. The kingsnake's ability to kill and eat venomous snakes is rare. They are only resistant to venomous snakes in the same location. Kingsnakes kill their prey via constriction. One way to tell the difference between corn snakes and k...

A Mexican Teen Dies After Receiving A Love Bite From His Girlfriend

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A Mexican Teen Dies After Receiving A Love Bite From His Girlfriend  A 17-year-old Mexican teen named Julio Macias Gonzalez, had reportedly died after having a stroke caused by a love bite. The teen gave his family a terrible scare when he started having convulsions at the dinner table while with them. Unfortunately, though the paramedics were dispatched to help the him, they could not save him. Before his untimely death, Julio had spent the evening with his 24-year-old girlfriend who gave him a hickey. It is believed that the suction action, while his girlfriend was giving him a love bite, caused a blood clot which then traveled to his brain resulting in a stroke. After the incident, she was said to have disappeared and his family are now blaming her.

How Snake Venom Kills… and Saves Lives

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How Snake Venom Kills… and Saves Lives Snake venom can be dangerous for your circulatory system, nervous system or muscular system. But it can also be very useful in medicine. Are you afraid of snakes? Of the 3 000 species of snakes, only around 450 are poisonous and potentially dangerous to humans. These kill around 100 000 people a year - mostly in Asia, Africa and Latin America. But their venom has also been used in  medical discoveries that can save human lives.  How does venom work?  Snake venom is produced in the back of the snake's head in the salivary glands. Salivary glands are the parts of the head where saliva is made. To deliver venom, snakes have hollow fangs that act like hypodermic needles. When a snake bites, muscles in its head squeeze the venom glands. This pushes the liquid through its fangs muscles in its head squeeze the venom glands. This pushes the liquid through its fangs and into the flesh of its prey. What is in snake venom? It varies ...