19 Interesting Facts Learned In 2019 (4 of 4)

I Heard You Like Diamonds, So We Put Diamonds In Your Diamonds

No seriously, diamonds are stunning, but are also quite the interesting gems. Russian miners made an interesting discovery where a diamond was found with another one moving freely inside of it. The first discovery of its kind seeing as nature isn’t one to like empty space.

In so many cases with nature, any space left behind is used up. In the case of diamonds, more diamond would’ve formed in that case. But not in this one.

Cave Art Was Made Using Magnetized Stone

If you paid attention to art class you may remember something called cave art. Done roughly 2000 years ago, this art has stood the test of time. Though I can imagine the art professor didn’t go into detail about how the art was made.

Well back then we didn’t honestly know until this year.

Apparently that art was not only stunning, but people who made it also used some stunning material to create it – electrified rocks.

Whenever we look at structures today made in ancient times, we now know those structures were made using tools that were struck by lightning. So far this theory holds up based on that under 1 percent of these structures weren’t made using this method.

Dominant Giraffes Have Darker Spots

While we may see giraffe spots as a natural splash of colours, they’re actually used to signal social nature to other animals. According to a study in November, those with darker spots are more dominant than those with lighter spots.

Grapes When Microwaved Can Catch Fire

Is it a good idea to microwave this? While you wouldn’t think of throwing most fruits into a microwave, do avoid putting grapes in there. One study found that trying that would cause a fire. After all, there are water beads in the grapes, which when heated form plasma create miniature fireworks.

Cool stuff, but obviously dangerous.