Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #52: Futurama: A silly cartoon that's smarter than you think!

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#DYK: #LochNess (pictured in green below) holds more water than all the lakes, rivers, canals and reservoirs in the whole of England and Wales combined!

The deepest point in Loch Ness is 126 Fathoms which is twice the average depth of the North Sea! This is where you will find the Loch Ness Monster chilling on most days.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #58: Williamina Fleming. And Happy International Women's Day!

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#NationalAardvarkWeek: #DYK #aardvarks are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa? They appear as rock art at a number of sites across their native range. Here is a petroglyph on display at the National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria, South Africa: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Cultural_History_Museum-040.jpg
#AardvarksAareAawesome

RT from Copernicus Marine (@CMEMS_EU)

#DYK our #CopernicusMarine #OpenData provides key information to help monitor the passage of cyclones

Sea surface wave significant height visualised in the #MyOceanViewer showing Cyclone #Garance making landfall in #LaReunion & Tropical Storm #Honde near #Madagascar

#DYK 50% of global GDP depends moderately to highly on #nature ?

Every dollar spent on conservation today can prevent more costly damages tomorrow.

On #worldwildlifeday CITES asks us to invest in our shared future!

Learn more w/ @ipbes infographic

#DYK that default settings on boilers can often be adjusted - in both homes and offices - to increase efficiency and save up to 8% of the energy used to heat rooms and water if you have a condensing boiler.

More tips to #SaveEnergy ️ https://europa.eu/!pcD4cx
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#DYK that EU countries must renovate - on yearly basis - 3% of their public buildings, which have a total useful floor area of more than 250 m2, to upgrade their energy ️ performance?

#EnergyEfficiency and public buildings

https://europa.eu/!YtcFKT
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#DYK? Tagged template literals in #JavaScript are always invoked with the same (meaning referentially identical) array literals. This allows you to know when an existing template literal is executed multiple times.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Template_literals#tagged_templates

#DYK nearly 75% of major marine fish stocks have been depleted/overexploited & 50% of live coral cover on reefs destroyed?

-@ipbes #GlobalAssessment

Let’s restore our ocean's vitality & ensure a more sustainable future.

#DYK that banana flowers are edible? They are delicious, full of nutrients, fibers, minerals and vitamins. Used primarily in salads, curries or soups, mainly in East India. People also make tea, by boiling the fresh flowers.

#DYK that we have a YouTube channel where we post videos explaining energy policy, recordings of events, and more?

Check out our recent clips and subscribe to stay informed about EU #EnergyPolicy initiatives and events!

https://www.youtube.com/@EUEnergy/videos
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#DYK that the IPBES Impact Tracking Database (TRACK) documents many impacts of @ipbes assessments worldwide?

Explore all the registered impacts & discover how our work is contributing to the protection of #nature or submit an entry yourself via TRACK.

https://www.ipbes.net/impact-tracking-view

Did You Know??

Thurl Ravenscroft was both the voice behind the Christmas song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" and the voice of cereal mascot Tony the Tiger.

#DYK the climate crisis impacts children in low-income countries especially badly, with ~18 school days lost annually vs 2.4 in wealthier nations?

Schools play a key role in promoting a culture of disaster prevention.

Did you know that there is a 1:1 scale replica of the world-famous #Shibuya Scramble intersection that can be rented by TV and film productions located 80 km northwest of Tokyo in the city of #Ashikaga? The real intersection is so busy that nobody can close it down for controlled filming.

This set was notably used in the hit Japanese TV series Alice in Borderland.

Location in OSM: https://osm.org/go/7Q9Mdm_mk?m=

#NationalAardvarkWeek: #DYK The Engish common name "Aardvark" derives from Afrikaans aarde ‘earth’ + vark ‘pig’, but this animal has other colloquial names too, including:
1. Cape Anteater (Plate 48 in The Class Mammalia v.3, 1827) https://flic.kr/p/bQebyB
2. Ant Bear (Kenya 15c postage stamp, 1966) https://www.hipstamp.com/listing/kenya-1966-scott-22-used-15c-aardark-ant-bear/48558314
3. African Bush Pig (collector card from the Animals series issued by the Weber Baking Company, early 20th century) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/680293
#AardvarksAareAawesome