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Opossums are the oldest animals

They appeared in the Cretaceous Period, when dinosaurs were still roaming the Earth. Surprisingly, they haven't changed at all for this period. Opossums have become renowned for an ingenious defense mechanism. They pretend to be dead while emitting an unpleasant odor. Their eyes glaze over and foam comes out of their mouths.

The ruins of Cork city in Ireland after being set on fire by British auxiliaries who set the city on fire as revenge for IRA attacks on British forces in the region, 1920.

A picture of my medicine cabinet (real pills/liquid in ever bottle) Information on any bottle is greatly appreciated

Flamingos are unpretentious in their choice of habitat. They can live near boiling volcanic lakes, icy water, salty reservoirs and freshwater lakes.

Prisoners waving a home-made American flag greet U.S. Seventh Army troops upon their arrival and liberation of the Allach concentration camp (a sub-camp of Dachau), 30 April 1945

🍏 A short on how square apples are made.

Bears know how to disarm hunting traps by throwing sticks and rocks at them to trigger them idly.

Jewish families being taken from the Warsaw ghetto to extermination camps at Majdanek or Treblinka, May 1943

Fungal spores carried through the air by the night wind

An American mortar team fire shells over a ridge onto Japanese positions during the battle of Attu in the Aleutian islands, May 1943.

Falling an egg into a liquid.

Crimson-breasted petroica

Tuberculosis patients from St. Thomas’ Hospital rest in their beds in the open air by the River Thames, opposite the Houses of Parliament in May 1936.

A statue of Lemmy Kilmister will be unveiled in Burslem, his hometown, on May 8, 2025 as part of the band's 50th anniversary celebrations.

13 years back, someone almost accidentally spoiled US Army plan to eliminate deadly Osama in a tweet.

Polish troops plant their flag atop Monte Cassino, the lynchpin of the German Gustav Line, as the combined Allied forces pushed their way north through Italy towards Rome, May 1944

The Yadan National Geological Park, also called the Ghost Town, is one of the wonders of nature

You have no idea how cute a snail can be🤗

🇬🇧 Nelson's Column under construction at Trafalgar Square, London. 1844, colourized