Friends not foes.
There’s literally no reason for a bee or wasp to hurt you without good reason. Sorry about the allergy, have you tried taking bee pollen? Or is that against veganism? I know honey is.
Personally I seen to attract bees as well as birds 
I’ve learned to just stay still and allow them. Last summer I had four wasps on me and all just flew off after a bit. Hard to stay still, but I wanted to see what they would do and they all completely left without incident.
I’m team bee 
I was taking bee pollen at one point and can’t remember why I stopped. Been stung way more than I care for. Still team bee but don’t think I’d be as brave as you. So grateful that you didn’t have any incidents. Bees and birds…you are truly one with nature 
I do love my honey. I know some vegans find honey is controversial for vegans - not I.
Ah ok. Yes all my vegan friends (all four of them lol) won’t eat honey, take bee pollen, use bleach, wear leather or use companies that aren’t on some register for not pertaining to animal cruelty in any type of production. My brother in law is the strictest vegan I know out of all of them. I respect that also.
I’ve run outta hearts for the moment…
I do want to say that I too make sure to not wear leather (never liked it), and don’t use or eat products where animal cruelty is involved. I do know many vegans (not all personally but was working with many when I had my bakery) and I found the majority ate honey. As times are changing and practices of production is changing then this may also be on the no eat list.
For me honey is the exception as I get it locally sourced from bee keepers who are known to the community. Maybe this is why I haven’t had bee pollen in so long (maybe I couldn’t find it from a place I felt comfortable with?.. honestly can’t remember).
Been vegan now 5 years and this is the one thing I keep going back and forth on. I have it up for 2 of the three years and then came back. It has been a learning experience for sure. Took forever to find a new brand of vitamins that I could ingest without them having other fillers and additives and I think so far that was my biggest challenge. 
Of those, I’m just not knowledgeable, I guess, but whats wrong with bleach for vegans?
A lot of cleaning products contain ingredients derived from animals and / or is tested on animals.
Now a days is much easier to find vegan friendly bleach and cleaning products
Thanks for the edification
A woodpecker’s tongue is exceptionally long, reaching up to a third of its body length, and wraps around its skull to protect its brain from the impact of pecking. This remarkable adaptation allows them to probe deep into trees to extract insects and other food.
Key Features of a Woodpecker’s Tongue:
Woodpeckers have remarkably long tongues, often two to three times the length of their beaks.
The tongue is anchored to a specialized hyoid apparatus, a set of bones and muscles that allow for extensive movement and retraction.
This apparatus wraps around the skull, providing shock absorption and preventing brain damage during pecking.
The long, sticky, and barbed tongue helps woodpeckers capture insects and other food deep inside tree crevices.
The hyoid apparatus and the way the tongue wraps around the skull act as a shock-absorbing system, protecting the brain from the force of pecking.
Different woodpecker species have tongues adapted to their specific feeding habits, with some having extra-long tongues for reaching into anthills.
I feel like my mind just exploded with this fact. I was looking at the picture thinking that’s not true but then thinking it probably is the same flavor!
God @JazzyS i coulda done without that pic. Imma have nightmares
I’m sorry…that was a freaky image for sure. Had to look it up when I saw it cause I thought NO WAY can that be right… interesting what I ended up learning
Cruise control is now a standard feature in most cars, but the person who invented it never got to use it, as he was blind for most of his life. Ralph Teetor, who was part of a prominent family of Indiana engineers, lost his sight in one eye at age 5 after an accident with a knife. Less than a year later, he went blind in the other eye because of a rare condition called sympathetic ophthalmia, in which trauma to one eye causes damage to the other.
that is a cool fact – interesting
He deserved it. Toto was the best character in the movie.
The treadmill was originally invented in the early 19th century as a form of punishment for prisoners in England.
History:
British engineer William Cubitt designs the first treadmill, called the “treadwheel,” as a way to provide hard labor for prisoners.
The treadmill is officially named and becomes a common punishment in British prisons.
Cubitt’s design is based on an existing farm treadmill used to grind grain.
Prisoners are forced to walk or run on the treadmill for hours at a time, often generating power for machinery such as water pumps or grain mills.
The use of treadmills as punishment declines due to concerns about their inhumane nature.
Evolution:
1952: American cardiologist Robert Bruce develops the first motorized treadmill for medical use.
1960s: William Staub invents the first consumer-grade treadmill for home use.
Present day: Treadmills are widely used as fitness equipment for walking, running, and other exercises.
Thats around 3 times heavier than a fully laiden Boeing 737!
Horned lizards famously shoot a foul-tasting, chemically-laced blood from their eyes as a defense mechanism, primarily targeting canine and feline predators like coyotes, which find the taste repulsive and are deterred, giving the lizard time to escape. They build pressure in special blood sinuses, rupturing vessels near the eyelids to spray the blood up to five feet, a trick derived from their ant-heavy diet which makes the blood taste bitter and toxic to mammals.
How it Works:
Pressure Build-Up: When threatened, the lizard restricts blood flow from its head, increasing pressure in sinuses under the eyes.
Vessel Rupture: Tiny blood vessels near the eyelids burst, creating a forceful, directed stream of blood.
Foul Taste: The blood contains noxious chemicals, often from their primary diet of harvester ants, making it taste terrible to predators.
Distraction & Escape: The surprise and bad taste repel the predator (especially canids), allowing the lizard to flee.
