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#DYK that the War of 1812, declared #onthisday in 1812, was one of the main factors influencing the building of the #RideauCanal?
DYK Molluscs are the 2nd largest group of marine invertebrates- ranging from snails to clams to octopus. They’ve been around a long time (550 million years) & as a system they can answer many interesting ecological & evolutionary questions. Find out how at https://t.co/Capx4YTM5T
🐝🦋🐞Happy #NationalGardeningExerciseDay! x🌿🌸🌻 #DYK? Regular gardening reduces the risk of stroke & heart attack by 27% in people over 60. Find out other remarkable ways gardening benefits your #health 👇
https://t.co/WOAM2eJYwx
#EmbracingNature
#DYK In 1862, when the new buildings of St Thomas' Hospital were under construction near Westminster Bridge, the hospital was temporarily moved to Surrey Gardens. Previously the site was a #Victorian #zoo which rivalled London Zoo. 🐒🦒🐘 Read more here:
https://t.co/Rg5HaPwwDg
#DYK that the brain changes of Alzheimer's patients may begin 20+ years before any symptoms appear? Understanding the building blocks of Alzheimer's may help us inform earlier interventions. Learn more with our annotated resource with @BIOINTERACTIVE https://t.co/erIFmauu3j
#DYK? Alchemy and medicine were connected in the eatly modern period, since beyond the idea of making gold, #alchemy offered the 'panacea', a medicine capable of healing all diseases. Pics: Medice&Alchemy print, 1512, and our own alembic. #histmed #TheMoreYouKnow #oldoptheatre
🌺April’s #TesticularCancerAwarenessMonth! #DYK that lack of awareness is 1 of the biggest challenges we have in the fight against 🥜#TesticularCancer🥜? Learn more about the signs and symptoms [https://t.co/7r5efHGzxP] & the messages of the #cancercode [https://t.co/ox5HZFZ73W]
This #FuseFactFriday is a blast from the past! DYK bones can help tell how old #dinosaurs were when they died? #ScottyTrex of @royalsaskmuseum seems to have been particularly old at death, & has also been recently recorded as the largest TRex to date by @WScottPersons @ualberta
#DYK the butterfly chair was invented in 1938 by Jorge Ferrari Hardoy as an homage to 19th c. military campaign chairs? #AmericanBackyards is now open @HistoricNE!
Feb 21st, was Star Fox's birthday! So happy birthday Fox and other space critters! DYK there's a fan theory that suggests the legs of the Star Fox pilots have been amputated and replaced with prostethics to prevent losing consciousness by blood rushing to the legs while flying?
Why did it have to be snakes 🐍 Gnomon alum Angela Rico took home a Best of Term for Game Environment with her "Snake Temple," concept by Nick Gindraux.
#DYK that Gnomon's BFA has an optional emphasis in Game Art? Learn more: https://t.co/Gn6FJWyXSD
#DYK? By analysing genetic causes of epilepsy, it is possible to develop personalised treatment relevant to patients’ genetic characteristics.
This is what we’re doing as part of a new genomics research partnership. Find out more here
https://t.co/p1Rr0oqLEO
#EpilepsyFutures
Heading to Boston tomorrow to celebrate the @Patriots Super Bowl victory? Stop by the USS Constitution Museum to learn about @USSConstitution's victories. #DYK CONSTITUTION has an undefeated record of 33-0? #Champions #USNavy #PatriotsNation #SBLIII
#DidYouKnow there are 18 existing species of Penguins?
Check this adorably informative chart out.
By @PepomintNarwhal
#DYK #PenguinAwarenessDay #Penguins
Today is #WinnieThePoohDay, marking what would have been author A. A. Milne's 137th birthday.
#DYK the famous fan of hunny was named after a real-life Winnie (short for Winnipeg), an American black bear (Ursus americanus) who Christopher Robin met @zsllondonzoo
rt @NHM_London
#dyk in 1745, Richard Mead, physician at Old St Thomas' Hospital, was the first known Westerner to suggest blowing smoke up people's arses as an effective test to check if people were #dead before being #buried. #histmed #nowyouknow -> #BuriedAlive article https://t.co/Dk501iTPVt