Brownfield land ( en.wikipedia.org )
Epicormic shoot ( en.wikipedia.org )
15-minute city ( en.wikipedia.org )
TIL that Stephen King decided on the location for the Shining, by opening an atlas and randomly pointing at a location, which happened to be Boulder, Colorado. ( en.wikipedia.org )
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d2msnt/til_that_stephen_king_decided_on_the_location_for/...
Arachnoid (astrogeology) ( en.wikipedia.org )
Centralia mine fire ( en.wikipedia.org )
List of fictional countries in the Americas ( en.wikipedia.org )
Dogxim ( en.wikipedia.org )
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve ( en.wikipedia.org )
Moche portrait vessel ( en.wikipedia.org )
Thigmotaxis ( en.wikipedia.org )
Lake Bonneville ( en.wikipedia.org )
TIL that the ruby-throated hummingbird flies non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico as part of its spring migration and has a VO2 max that is about 10 times higher than elite human athletes. ( en.wikipedia.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21718242...
Pointed arch ( en.wikipedia.org )
White Night riots ( en.wikipedia.org )
Spuds MacKenzie ( en.wikipedia.org )
Trial by ordeal ( en.wikipedia.org )
Maria Sibylla Merian ( en.wikipedia.org )
Entomologist whose contributions were important and influential to understanding of insect metamorphosis!