Month: April 2020

This quarantine has been a real bear for everyone, but we’re working our way through it together. We here at the Orbiting HQ truly hope you and yours are doing fine and everything is going alright. If not, all we can really provide is a few laughs and maybe a distraction or two while we all descend into madness. At least we can go there together!

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Factoid of the Week:
Bananas may be considered a mood enhancer because it contains the amino acid, tryptophan and Vitamin B6 that helps the body produce serotonin.

Woman’s Attraction to Chandelier Does Not Count as a Sexual Orientation, Ruling Says
California skate park filled with sand to enforce social distancing backfires as dirt bikers show up
Doctor warns that bacteria from FARTS could be spreading coronavirus
Woman’s fake breasts saved her life when silicone implant stopped a bullet headed for her heart

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Any ape can reach for a banana, but only humans can reach for the stars.    -Vilayanur S. Ramachandran

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Tyrannosaurus rex looked the most ferocious of all the dinosaurs, but in terms of overall cunning, determination and its array of vicious weapons it was Utahraptor that was probably the fiercest of all. Utahraptor measured about 7 metres and weighed in at just under a TON.

Among other things, raptors are distinguished by the large, curving, single claws on each of their hind feet, which they used to slash at and disembowel their prey. Befitting its large size, Utahraptor possessed especially dangerous-looking nine-inch-long claws.

Befitting their kinship with the first prehistoric birds, most, if not all, raptors of the late Cretaceous period, like Deinonychus and Velociraptor, were covered with feathers, at least during certain stages of their life cycles. Although no direct evidence has been adduced for Utahraptor possessing feathers, they were almost certainly present, if only in hatchlings or juveniles—and the odds are that full-grown adults were plushly feathered as well, making them look a bit like giant turkeys

Seriously, look this beast up… it is terrifying.

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Factoid of the Week:
In 1842, the English naturalist Sir Richard Owen coined the term Dinosauria, derived from the Greek deinos, meaning “fearfully great,” and sauros, meaning “lizard.”

Man accidentally ejects himself from fighter jet during surprise flight
Police department reminds residents to wear pants while checking mailbox
Florida judge: Get out of bed, get dressed for Zoom hearings
93-year-old woman gets hefty Coors Light delivery after viral plea for more beer

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We all have a dinosaur deep within us just trying to get out. -Colin Mochrie

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Oh man! What a big week this was. We got a new baby in the family! That’s right. Smash finally had her kid and he’s awesome. We talked about that quite a bit on the show, but don’t you worry! We also did some news and it was fantastic. This was a great episode. You’re going to dig it!

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Factoid of the Week:
Newborns spend half their sleep time in REM, accompanied by jerking eyeballs, twitching bodies and a characteristic saw-toothed pattern on brain scans. For comparison, adults spend just one quarter of their sleeping time in REM and the rest in the dreamless non-REM phase, marked by slowly varying brain waves. If babies dream during REM, then they would dream for the equivalent of a full eight-hour workday.

Robots replace Japanese students at graduation amid coronavirus
Maryland winery employs delivery dog for curbside pick-ups
‘Smart toilet’ recognizes users’ backsides, analyzes poop
Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours

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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”- Eleanor Roosevelt

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Though we associate pollen with the color yellow, pollen can come in many vibrant colors, including red, purple, white, and brown. Since insect pollinators, such as bees, can’t see red, plants produce yellow (or sometimes blue) pollen to attract them.

This is why most plants have yellow pollen, but there are some exceptions. For instance, birds and butterflies are attracted to red colors, so some plants produce red pollen to attract these organisms.

In order for pollination to occur, the pollen grain must germinate in the female portion (carpel) of the same plant or another plant of the same species. In flowering plants, the stigma portion of the carpel collects the pollen.

The vegetative cells in the pollen grain create a pollen tube to tunnel down from the stigma, through the long style of the carpel, to the ovary. Division of the generative cell produces two sperm cells, which travel down the pollen tube into the ovule. This journey usually takes up to two days, but some sperm cells can take months to reach the ovary.

Your nose is being violated.

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Factoid of the Week:
Microscopic pollen grains that carry a certain type of protein are typically the cause of allergic reactions. Immune system cells, called B cells, produce antibodies in reaction to the pollen. This overproduction of antibodies leads to the activation of other white blood cells such as basophils and mast cells. These cells produce histamine, which dilates blood vessels and results in allergy symptoms including a stuffy nose and swelling around the eyes.

Police dump black dye in a blue lagoon to discourage Instagram selfies
Ann Ashford’s virtual town hall delayed by person posting porn during video chat
Medical fetish site donates entire stock of scrubs after being contacted by “desperate” health officials
A man allegedly teaching his dog to drive was arrested after leading troopers on a high speed chase

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Like pollen on a honeybee, flattery clings to the things you tell yourself. – Willis Goth Regier

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