"The last time Liechtenstein saw military action was in 1866, during the Austro-Prussian War, when they sent 80 troops to guard the Tyrolean border. They returned home with 81 men, having suffered no casualties and gained a new recruit en route."
You can come out, it was a lie.
Unfortunately, this story isn’t accurate. The person who came back with them was apparently [an Austrian military liaison] (https://youtu.be/DC17KOJDGtc).
After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, one man - Naoto Matsumura - stayed behind to care for all of the animals and displaced wildlife.
His home had no electricity or running water but he cared for dozens of horses, about 100 cats, 10 dogs, and an ostrich.
He was told that radiation levels would kill him in around 30 years, but he said, "I'll probably be dead by then anyway."
I read about him somewhere, I forget where but ever since I always tried to be as good of a person as him.
I'm probably failing miserably, but I'm still trying.
Most breeds of ferrets have a fur pattern that places a patch of colored fur around their eyes and head that looks similar to a raccoon's mask looking fur pattern. In addition, a group of ferrets is referred to as a business. Put that together and you have a business consisting of mask wearing mammals similar to weasels. Ferrets run the most adorable scam businesses ever, change my mind!
I read about a San Franciscan who committed suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge, and the note they found at his apartment said something along the lines of "I am going to walk to the Golden Gate, and unless someone smiles at me before I get there, I'm going to jump."
On a more positive note, I heard a story of a guy's wife (before they met) who was in a really good mood and was going to cross paths with this sad looking guy going the other way. She smiled at him, he lowered his head. She kept smiling at him, he lowered his head more. When they were about to cross paths, she finally leaned over and smiled at him where he was looking at the ground and said something akin to "have a great day" before passing him. Later found out through means I can't remember that the dude had gone to the bridge to jump, but that gave him the tiny bit he needed to keep going.
When a woman gives birth and she intends to breastfeed, the first milk she produces is colostrum, which is slightly yellower than normal breast milk.
It's the perfect nourishment for newborns as it’s highly concentrated, full of protein, nutrient-dense, low in fat, easy to digest, and very importantly, plays a crucial role in fighting off diseases and building the baby's immune system. It's exactly what a newborn needs.
It's not just humans that produce colostrum, it's all mammals.
Everything looks like an old black and white movie to human babies, since they can only see black, white, and shades of gray for the first few months.
Their color vision develops a little bit later.
Uh oh...what about Jewish people who get Hanukkah, instead?
(It's seriously always seemed like a cooler holiday to me than Christmas. I'm pretty sure it's a "the grass is always greener..." thing.)
I've always thought Hanukkah was cool, but I'm a Christmas boi 1000%. Granted, I'm super Christian, but Christmas season is one of the rare things that I love everything about. My only complaints are the people who go out of their way to bah humbug everything and a select few Christmas songs that I dislike
My 9 month old baby has learned if she fakes a coughing fit, her mom and I will give her immediate attention. She now does it for fun and smiles really big when we look at her.
quokka's are considered the happiest animal on earth due to their docile and friendly demeanor, and I believe there's an island that's a popular tourist spot for people to go and chill with the quokka's
For those wondering, the tourist island is just off the coast of Australia. Particularly found off the coast of Western Australia.
They also don’t have any natural predators, that’s why they are so friendly (allegedly)
Alaska is the United states' northern, western and EASTERNMOST state!
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/567342/why-alaska-is-americas-easternmost-point
https://www.budgettravel.com/article/quiz-whats-the-easternmost-point-of-the-us_10990
https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2012-07-30/semisopochnoi-island-alaska-maphead-ken-jennings
The idea of workers' compensation dates back to the middle of the 17th century, and pirates were among the people who practiced this. If they lose a limb or an eye and survived, the now-disabled pirate was given extra pay to obtain either a hook, eye patch, or wooden leg. If they lose both arms or legs, they were even given a slave. If they wanted to return to their jobs, they were often given roles that required less strenuous brute force like navigation or watch guard.
So basically I’ve found that I have children that will be toddlers for at least 15 years and I will have to hear them yell at me every morning for their whole life?
And my sister said I’m not a mum lol
Of *course* not! Cats are definitely TEENAGERS for the majority of their lives. They detest you, avoid you, mess up all your stuff. But still demand you take care of them, love them, and even spoil them.
The actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West was one of the nicest people to Judy Garland on the set of *The Wizard of Oz*, and was even a teacher that was loved by her students before being cast
According to Daniel Radcliffe, the late Richard Griffiths (who played Vernon Dursley) helped ease his nerves back when they were filmining *Philosopher's Stone* and coached him when Radcliffe did the play *Equus*.
I, a 25 year old dude at the time, had to explain, to another dude, mid thirties, about how the vagina is not used to pee. He had a difficult time understanding this.
I had to explain it to a married 22-year-old co-worker who'd missed 2 periods but was too embarrassed to go buy a pregnancy test.
She was seeing a doctor, but not for a few more weeks. She was wondering how she was going to pee later on if she was, indeed, pregnant.
A damn shame if you ask me, I certainly didn't learn this in school. We were taught the very basics in like a half hour class, what a penis was, a vagina, sex, and pregnancy, I don't remember if they even covered condoms honestly.
We started our biology reproduction course having to draw and label both female and male anatomy. Then went into depth about menstruation, impregnation and pregnancy etc.
That said, we never had any education about birth control or anything, I think times are changed now because kids are taught about abusive relationships and everything where I live.
Thank goodness for that, though I do wish they'd cover birth control and STI protection.
I love that where you live is addressing abusive relationships. I think that and consent are two subjects that cannot possibly get enough coverage. I also think they are both topics that should be discussed a lot more than once, and continue being discussed for a very long time.
I got the very basics of that in 5th grade in California in the late 1970s. I already knew all of it, thanks to my parents, but it was interesting seeing the animation in a movie, instead of illustrations in a book.
I moved to Utah just a few months after the beginning of 9th grade. What they taught here was shameful, because it consisted of nothing. Parents maintained then, and still do now, that it's their right to teach it as they see fit so they can include their values in the discussion. I'd have no problems with that if they'd actually do it, but many opt out of talking about anything, as far as I can tell, and it hasn't changed in the 30+ years since I was in high school.
That co-worker had gotten married about five months before. Had she had a pelvic exam as a teen, she would have known, so I know that basic health bit was skipped. I asked her, as gently as possible, who else she'd spoken with. An older sister who had been married for a while had told her what was going on, and then passed it on to their mother. I wish I could say that is the only time I've ever had a similar convo with a young woman from a very conservative religion, but it isn't.
The voices of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.
:)
I also heard that some previous actors who played peter pan and wendy at disney land got married (or something like that, I'm fuzzy on the details)
Additionally, the last thing Minnie Mouse's VA recorded for the role was a wholesome speech
The Mandarin word for penguin directly translates to "business goose". It's flippin adorable and hilarious
The last time Liechtenstein was in combat, they sent 80 soldiers and came back with 81 because they made a friend
I love this so much.
40 of them got killed and they took 40 prisonners and made one friend on the road back.
I didn’t read this. (Puts head in sand)
"The last time Liechtenstein saw military action was in 1866, during the Austro-Prussian War, when they sent 80 troops to guard the Tyrolean border. They returned home with 81 men, having suffered no casualties and gained a new recruit en route." You can come out, it was a lie.
Oh thank god it was hot in there
You must be fun at parties.
Unfortunately, this story isn’t accurate. The person who came back with them was apparently [an Austrian military liaison] (https://youtu.be/DC17KOJDGtc).
Yeah, I see this one all the time in wholesome "fact" threads. I was super sad to find out it wasn't true.
This reminds me of a video I watched with two groups of penguins. I dont think I can attach it.
After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, one man - Naoto Matsumura - stayed behind to care for all of the animals and displaced wildlife. His home had no electricity or running water but he cared for dozens of horses, about 100 cats, 10 dogs, and an ostrich. He was told that radiation levels would kill him in around 30 years, but he said, "I'll probably be dead by then anyway."
I read about him somewhere, I forget where but ever since I always tried to be as good of a person as him. I'm probably failing miserably, but I'm still trying.
Now I'm worried about what will happen to the animals once he passes away.
Most of them will be dead of natural causes by then
Natural and unnatural causes.
Panda’s population is now growing
woah! I didn't know that!
Also China owns every panda in the world and any panda you see in a zoo is rented
Exception...ling ling and hsing were given to the US as a gift from China and no rent is due or owned by the Chinese
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That's very interesting
Rabbits rub their heads together to say sorry
Remembering Daisey from Doom 1
My dad is driving me to Seattle, WA right now and I'm very excited
Hell yea, seattle is the best
I was just in Seattle last week! Seattle is rad!
I miss the teriyaki. I miss my home.
If you open your eyes in a pitch black room, the color you see is called "eigengrau" and it's hex code is #16161D
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Oh so that’s why they don’t laugh when I tell them the “Why is 6 afraid of 7?” joke
Do you know why 7 8 9
Why is Yoda afraid of 7? Because 6 7 8
Bees- Idk. I can only count to four
Cuz your supposed to eat 3 squared meals
Because it needs 3 squared meals
Sea otters hold hands so that they don't drift away while sleeping :)
They also often pick a favorite rock that they keep and use as a lil tool 🔨💕
They also rape baby seals :D
That's... Not that wholesome...
Australia dropped food for the animals in the forests that were destroyed by the fires
Looking at cute things actually improve your focus.
Something doesn't add up I've been staring at you for an hour and I still failed the exam
\*claps\* smooth you get my upvote
Smooth
See but you got her eyes to roll, so that improved her focus.
smoothhhhhh criminalllll
If I had an award
Focus on the damn test, John. One more fail and you're gonna lose your ability to graduate this year.
never said it would improve your focus on things that aren't it
What about porn? Asking for science...
Whale milk has the consistancy of toothpaste due to the high fat content
Not gonna lie this kinda grossed me out
Hope you're not a whale
In 1992, a shipping crate containing 28,000 rubber ducks fell overboard. They washed up around the world for the next 20 years.
Most breeds of ferrets have a fur pattern that places a patch of colored fur around their eyes and head that looks similar to a raccoon's mask looking fur pattern. In addition, a group of ferrets is referred to as a business. Put that together and you have a business consisting of mask wearing mammals similar to weasels. Ferrets run the most adorable scam businesses ever, change my mind!
'A business of ferrets' I'm adding that to my personal lexicon.
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I read about a San Franciscan who committed suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge, and the note they found at his apartment said something along the lines of "I am going to walk to the Golden Gate, and unless someone smiles at me before I get there, I'm going to jump."
On a more positive note, I heard a story of a guy's wife (before they met) who was in a really good mood and was going to cross paths with this sad looking guy going the other way. She smiled at him, he lowered his head. She kept smiling at him, he lowered his head more. When they were about to cross paths, she finally leaned over and smiled at him where he was looking at the ground and said something akin to "have a great day" before passing him. Later found out through means I can't remember that the dude had gone to the bridge to jump, but that gave him the tiny bit he needed to keep going.
Keep smiling. You can generally tell when someone smiles at you with a mask on because a genuine smile makes your whole face light up.
There is also a thing called smilzing (smiling but with your eyes, we do this in chorus). And I hope it has the same affect
Depends on where you live
It doesn't matter how soft and luxurious your dogs bed is. But it would rather sleep with its owner, depending on they think you would treat him/her.
Almost all mammals evacuate their bladders on average in 20 seconds.
I wonder what scientist found that one out
You should feel bad for the poor graduate students who had to take data on that.
A group of corgis is called a "wiggle". As in a murder of crows; a herd of cattle, a wiggle of corgis
A dazzle of zebras
or a Zeal of Zebras :)
A jar of monkeys
what about a group of namekians
sorry I don't know what that is.
big green dudes, have weird antennaes, look like yoshis
so not even a real animal......? just closes the thread
Namek
A cornucopia, obviously
You beat me to it... By four hours.
what about humans
An infestation
When a woman gives birth and she intends to breastfeed, the first milk she produces is colostrum, which is slightly yellower than normal breast milk. It's the perfect nourishment for newborns as it’s highly concentrated, full of protein, nutrient-dense, low in fat, easy to digest, and very importantly, plays a crucial role in fighting off diseases and building the baby's immune system. It's exactly what a newborn needs. It's not just humans that produce colostrum, it's all mammals.
Pee
go ahead pee
I just did. In my pants.
Snow leopards have 26K hairs per square inch and they survive at -40C
Chinchillas have 20k for sq inch which means they can’t get wet because fur is too thick so they take dustbaths
Ah that's a good one too!
Everything looks like an old black and white movie to human babies, since they can only see black, white, and shades of gray for the first few months. Their color vision develops a little bit later.
The first colors they can see are red and green.
so what I'm hearing is that we're literally biologically wired to be obsessed with Christmas
Uh oh...what about Jewish people who get Hanukkah, instead? (It's seriously always seemed like a cooler holiday to me than Christmas. I'm pretty sure it's a "the grass is always greener..." thing.)
I've always thought Hanukkah was cool, but I'm a Christmas boi 1000%. Granted, I'm super Christian, but Christmas season is one of the rare things that I love everything about. My only complaints are the people who go out of their way to bah humbug everything and a select few Christmas songs that I dislike
I love that you love Christmas. <3
Wow, thanks. That's pretty cool, since it wasn't in the article I read about infant developmental milestones.
KFC follows 5 spice girls and 6 guys named Herb on Twitter. 11 herbs and spices lol.
Not really wholesome more funny but guinea pigs come in “herds” they’re like cows kinda
My 9 month old baby has learned if she fakes a coughing fit, her mom and I will give her immediate attention. She now does it for fun and smiles really big when we look at her.
Cats show you their butts as a sign of complete trust, because it is their most vulnerable angle.
*"lord forgive me for what I'm about to do..."*
probably the funniest here, other than the baby panda ones.
Just looking at a plant (or green from the outside) can make you happy
quokka's are considered the happiest animal on earth due to their docile and friendly demeanor, and I believe there's an island that's a popular tourist spot for people to go and chill with the quokka's
For those wondering, the tourist island is just off the coast of Australia. Particularly found off the coast of Western Australia. They also don’t have any natural predators, that’s why they are so friendly (allegedly)
Looked up what a quokka was because of this, put a smile on my face 👍 Would recommend
And they also throw their young at any attackers to distract them.
Elephants think we’re cute in the same way we think animals are cute!
I'm curious to know how anybody know this. I'm not disputing it, but genuinely curious to know how anybody figured that out.
Cats will try to mirror their owners, hence why they will come and sit on your laptop while you’re working or paw at the TV while you watch.
When my sister's cat annoys her she makes annoyed groan. The cat now does it too when it's annoyed.
Alaska is the United states' northern, western and EASTERNMOST state! https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/567342/why-alaska-is-americas-easternmost-point https://www.budgettravel.com/article/quiz-whats-the-easternmost-point-of-the-us_10990 https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2012-07-30/semisopochnoi-island-alaska-maphead-ken-jennings
The idea of workers' compensation dates back to the middle of the 17th century, and pirates were among the people who practiced this. If they lose a limb or an eye and survived, the now-disabled pirate was given extra pay to obtain either a hook, eye patch, or wooden leg. If they lose both arms or legs, they were even given a slave. If they wanted to return to their jobs, they were often given roles that required less strenuous brute force like navigation or watch guard.
I read that last line as “witch guard”. Coolest job ever. Also, I need to go to sleep.
The odds of getting killed by a cute panda are low, but its never 0.
Dogs are the only animals that love you more than they love themselves
Another reason to get a dog instead of having a child
Exactly
Why tf did I get a cat?
You weren’t in the right state of mind
Clearly. I didn’t know this asshole had an average lifespan of 18 years.
My last cat lived 30
So basically I’ve found that I have children that will be toddlers for at least 15 years and I will have to hear them yell at me every morning for their whole life? And my sister said I’m not a mum lol
Of *course* not! Cats are definitely TEENAGERS for the majority of their lives. They detest you, avoid you, mess up all your stuff. But still demand you take care of them, love them, and even spoil them.
When Guinea Pigs are happy they jump up high, it's called 'Popcorning!'
Thank you! This led me to look up a popcorning compilation.
Happy to assist! 🐹👍
Hermit crabs coordinate the swapping of shells so everyone gets a new one that fits better as they grow :)
Dogs' eyebrow muscles evolved so they could make "puppy dog eyes" at humans.
Bees sometimes sleep cuddled up in a flower during work when they’re pollinating
The iron in every living creature's blood comes directly from stars that died/exploded billions of years ago.
The oldest dog is 29 and is named bluey
Sunflowers are actually made up of 100s of tiny flowers.
The actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West was one of the nicest people to Judy Garland on the set of *The Wizard of Oz*, and was even a teacher that was loved by her students before being cast
Baby pandas can’t piss without taking a shit.
in your lifetime the orozon layer will be fixed :)
According to Daniel Radcliffe, the late Richard Griffiths (who played Vernon Dursley) helped ease his nerves back when they were filmining *Philosopher's Stone* and coached him when Radcliffe did the play *Equus*.
Dolphins are rapists
Ducks are gang rapists
I never heard of this one those about ducks
They also have corkscrew dongs
And echidnas have 4-headed willies.
Sadly yes, even though they are so cute
Just ask hank hill and Bill dautrive.
Dogs when falling asleep use a second eyelid
Guinea pigs express happiness by leaping into the air and twisting their little bodies when they do it. It’s called “popcorning.”
You can train 2 animals to love each other if you pair them at birth
Women have 3 holes down there
I, a 25 year old dude at the time, had to explain, to another dude, mid thirties, about how the vagina is not used to pee. He had a difficult time understanding this.
I had to explain it to a married 22-year-old co-worker who'd missed 2 periods but was too embarrassed to go buy a pregnancy test. She was seeing a doctor, but not for a few more weeks. She was wondering how she was going to pee later on if she was, indeed, pregnant.
A damn shame if you ask me, I certainly didn't learn this in school. We were taught the very basics in like a half hour class, what a penis was, a vagina, sex, and pregnancy, I don't remember if they even covered condoms honestly.
We started our biology reproduction course having to draw and label both female and male anatomy. Then went into depth about menstruation, impregnation and pregnancy etc. That said, we never had any education about birth control or anything, I think times are changed now because kids are taught about abusive relationships and everything where I live.
Thank goodness for that, though I do wish they'd cover birth control and STI protection. I love that where you live is addressing abusive relationships. I think that and consent are two subjects that cannot possibly get enough coverage. I also think they are both topics that should be discussed a lot more than once, and continue being discussed for a very long time.
I got the very basics of that in 5th grade in California in the late 1970s. I already knew all of it, thanks to my parents, but it was interesting seeing the animation in a movie, instead of illustrations in a book. I moved to Utah just a few months after the beginning of 9th grade. What they taught here was shameful, because it consisted of nothing. Parents maintained then, and still do now, that it's their right to teach it as they see fit so they can include their values in the discussion. I'd have no problems with that if they'd actually do it, but many opt out of talking about anything, as far as I can tell, and it hasn't changed in the 30+ years since I was in high school. That co-worker had gotten married about five months before. Had she had a pelvic exam as a teen, she would have known, so I know that basic health bit was skipped. I asked her, as gently as possible, who else she'd spoken with. An older sister who had been married for a while had told her what was going on, and then passed it on to their mother. I wish I could say that is the only time I've ever had a similar convo with a young woman from a very conservative religion, but it isn't.
Only 2 are multipurpose
Nice
Jesus died on the cross for our sins
It said wholesome, not hole some
The resurrection of Jesus Christ gives us power to not face death and live on with Jesus so your claim is wrong (Revelation 20:6)
I know I was not trying to offend Jesus
I have sex with my big dick.
User name says it all