These aren’t rampaging Godzillas. They look like Nerf footballs.
Yet the invasive, colorful jojō spider is sweeping across the United States. Shyly. In fact, that timidity helps its long, scary crawl across the country.
Hot outside? Think before you jump into cold water: Even the most skilled swimmers risk drowning—because cold water triggers “involuntary reflexes in the body, prompting gasping, hyperventilation, disorientation, and lack of muscle control,” Nat Geo reports. A solution? Wear a life vest. (Above, cliff divers swim in a river.)
If you go:
Readers, would you wear a life jacket before diving into a cold lake? Let us know.
Did you know? During the days of Christopher Columbus, there were so many sea turtles that “it seemed that the ships would run aground on them,” a Spanish priest wrote in 1494. (Above, sea turtles swim in the Bahamas.) Today, many of these species are vulnerable or endangered—but they’re making a comeback.
Mayday! Mayday! The Titanic’s telegraph operators were so overwhelmed with requests from the ship’s guests (one asked to “notify all interested” about a poker game in L.A.) that they didn’t pass along the message about the iceberg—until it was almost too late. (A component of the telegraph pictured above.) Related:Titanic was found during secret Cold War Navy mission
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