A list of curious facts
One: Most of very early rock or cave art is dominated by humans. But 572 aboriginal paintings discovered in Australia—and created between 6,000 and 9,400 years ago—are brimming with kangaroos, wallabies and dugongs. Read more in Smithsonian magazine, or watch a delightful BBC News vid.
Two: The eruption of Mt Vesuvius—one of the most famous natural disasters in history—did not instantly kill the residents of Pompeii, but slowly baked them to death. LiveScience explains. (Ok, this is more of a gory fact)
Three: 42 years ago, Subhash Mukhopadhyay delivered the second in-vitro baby in the world, and just sixty seven days after the first ever such birth in Britain. But no one believed him! Also: Tapan Sinha made a movie based on his life in 1990—starring Shabana Azmi, no less! This fascinating Twitter thread has more details.
Four: As per this Twitter expert, “The heads of dog sculptures in cemeteries often stay moss free because people pet them.” Yup, that’s it. That’s the fact, and a lovely one at that.
Five: NASA has made special arrangements that will allow its astronauts to vote from space in the presidential elections.
Six: This map of India that shows the percentage of women who say men eat first in each state. Darker the state, higher the number. (Yes, this is more dismal than curious but includes some surprises.)
