Facts – Amethyst’s Archive

did-you-kno: Both spellings of the color gray/grey are accurate, but they exist due to regional differences. While some American readers and style guides prefer ‘gray,’ the British typically use ‘grey.’ They are entirely interchangeable unless you’re using proper nouns like ‘greyhound’ or referencing the classic medical text Gray’s Anatomy. Source Source: didyouknowblog.com

did-you-kno: The physical act of walking through a doorway is the reason why you sometimes walk into a room and completely forget what you were doing. Going through a door signifies the beginning or end of something, so it creates an ‘event boundary’ within your mind. Every time you pass through a doorway, your brainContinue reading

did-you-kno: Smart people underestimate themselves; ignorant people think they’re brilliant. It’s a cognitive bias called the Dunning-Kruger effect, where the highly skilled assume that things they find easy are also easy for others, and the unskilled are so incompetent that they can’t recognize their own stupidity. Source Source: didyouknowblog.com

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slayboybunny: neat things about snails: they hibernate! it doesn’t even have to be winter either sometimes theyre just not really feeling it so they get extra gooey and sleep it off most snails live at least 5 years but if they aren’t eaten or squished they can keep on bein cool ass gastropods for up to 30 years!! theyContinue reading