Facts and trivia

  All across our planet there are creatures with venom. The obvious ones would be spiders and snakes but if one really starts to investigate this phenomena of venom, then one starts to see that there are so many animal species who are venomous that it is quite surprising. Venom is more frequent then thought of. First let us understand what the difference is between venom and poison. Venom is usually delivered into the blood stream through a sharp object. It can be a spine, venom fang, stinger, or even nettle cells which are microscopic little harpoons that is activated during touch and can deliver venom. So for venom to be delivered, the skin must be broken and the venom must get into the wound. Unlike with poison where poison can be taken orally. As soon as the poison gets to the stomach it can be absorbed through the stomach lining and get into the bloodstream. Venom will be destroyed by the organisms digestive juices. So technically it is possible for one to drink snake venom an...

  So there are people in the world who believe that the earth is flat, not round. This flat earth movement is becoming more and more prominent as time goes by ( Any case just my own subjective observation). So what is wrong with a flat earth or let me rather say how does it make no sense given certain critical questions being asked? I have thought about this and here are a few questions that cannot address the phenomena we see in nature if it is excepted that earth is flat. 1. How does a flat earth explain seasons? In other words why is it summer time in the Northern hemisphere and at the same time, winter time in the Southern hemisphere and the opposite holds true when the Northern Hemisphere has it's winter time while the Southern hemisphere has it's summer time? A flat earth cannot explain that phenomena. A round earth can!  (Picture from brittanica.com) 2. Why are there time zones on earth? For instance if it is 12 o' clock in the morning/afternoon in Johannesburg South...