101 Greatest Animal Facts: Part 2

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The Edible Dormouse (Glis glis) is able to hibernate the longest – up to 11-months of the year when food availability is low.

To be able to pull of this feat, they double or even triple their body weight before hibernation. During hibernation they are able to reduce their metabolic rate and the animal may stop breathing for periods of up to an hour at a time.

Japanese Macaques play with snowballs for fun.

These snow monkeys have been observed rolling up snowballs, then pushing them down hills just for the heck of it. Others gather lumps of snow in a ball and carry them around, proudly sometimes to the envy of other monkeys who try to steal it.

Sperm whales are the world’s largest predator.

They can be up to 20m long and weigh up to 80 tons. These giant whales dive down to almost 3,000m below the surface where they hunt giant squid. Giant squid can be the same size or bigger than sperm whales and will fight viciously with them. Adult whales can be seen with scars on their heads from the beaks of giant squid.

The largest insect to ever live was a “dragonfly” with a wingspan of over 2 and a half feet across.

They are called Meganeuropsis and were around 247 million years ago. They were proficient predators, with large mandibles that they used to capture fish, amphibians and insects.

Koala’s have fingerprints almost identical to human.

It is so hard to distinguish between the fingerprints of koalas and humans that even under a microscope it is hard to tell. There are even reported cases of a koala’s fingerprints confusing forensics at crime scenes.

Greenland sharks are the longest living vertebrates on earth, with one individual thought to be over 400 years old

Greenland sharks are giant, reaching up to 5m in length, and live in the cold deep waters of the North Atlantic. They are rarely seen, and little is known about them.

The blood ‘Dracula ant’ has the fastest recorded animal movement when it snaps its mandible.

This cannibalistic ant can go from zero to 200mph in 0.000015 seconds when it snaps its mandibles, that’s roughly 5,000 times faster than human’s blink. This is the fastest recorded movement in the animal kingdom.

The box jellyfish is considered the most venomous marine species in the world.

These cube shaped jellyfish have long tentacles and can be over 3m in length. Their toxin, delivered via stinging cells in their tentacles, is so potent that many die before they can even reach the shore.

The Japanese Spider Crab has the longest leg span of any arthropod.

From the tip of one claw to the other can be as long as almost 4m! Japanese spider crabs have 10 legs stretching out from a central body, giving it its spider like appearance. They live deep in the oceans south of Japan.

Some albatrosses are lesbians.

Albatrosses form bonds for life, returning to the same place every year to raise their young. Some of these bonds are between two female albatrosses, with a study finding that in one breeding area 31% of pairs were two females.

Some corvids (crows, rooks, ravens etc,) can understand physics.

Corvids are highly intelligent. They can use tools, solve puzzles, recognize faces, and even understand physics. Tests show that rooks have the same level of understanding of physics as a 6-month-old baby, which is higher than some apes.

Sheep can recognize faces.

As social animals, sheep are capable of recognizing familiar and unfamiliar faces. Studies even suggest that they miss other sheep when they are taken away for a long time afterwards.

Tardigrades can survive in space and go without eating for more than 10 years.

Tardigrades are microscopic animals with crazy endurance abilities. They can survive in temperatures as high as 149oC or as low as -272oC and pressures 6 times more intense than the bottom of the ocean. They also look like tiny bears!

Duck-billed platypus don’t have nipples, instead they concentrate milk to their belly and feed their young by sweating it out.

The milk emerges from pores in the skin of the abdomen which the platypus puggles then lap up.

Echidnas are relatives of duck-billed platypuses and have a beak, spikes, a kangaroo-like pouch, and lays eggs.

They are small at just 30–45cm and are known as spiny anteaters. One of the few egg-laying mammals, echidna lay a tiny egg which is then transferred into a kangaroo-like pouch where it then hatches.

Rabbits don’t have pads on their paws. Only fur.

Rabbits are a bit like hobbits, in that they have furry feet! They are the only land mammals that do not have paw pads. Paw pads are thought to help animals run faster, whereas rabbits move in a different way, and the thick fur still provides cushioning.

The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is the biggest freshwater turtle in the world.

It weighs between 330 to 485 pounds and is over 39 inches in length. They are found primarily in the area of the Yangtze River in China.

Pea Crabs are miniature crabs that spend their whole lives inside oysters, clams, and mussels.

Named because it is the size of a pea, this tiny crab relies entirely on its host for food.

The Mariana snailfish is the deepest fish in the ocean, living up to around 8,000m below the surface.

They live down in the deepest trenches of the ocean where they hunt invertebrates, such as crustaceans and shrimp.

The shoebill stork can swallow baby crocodiles whole.

These huge birds are over a meter tall (up to 5 feet) and have a wingspan of more than 2 m (almost 8 feet!). Its name comes from its huge beak which is over 20cm long and almost that wide. Along with lungfish, it also eats baby turtles and baby crocodiles whole.

Lungfish are the only fish that have both lungs and gills.

This allows them to survive when the water in their ponds/lakes dries up.

Electric eels are in fact not eels, and give a shock strong enough to knock out a horse.

In the Tennessee Aquarium an electric eel’s tank has been hooked up to a computer programmed to send out a tweet whenever the eel produces enough electricity.

The yellowhead jawfish incubates its eggs in its mouth.

The male gathers up all of the eggs once they’ve been fertilized and stores them in his mouth until they hatch.

The patu digua is thought to be this smallest spider in the world at just 0.37 mm.

This Colombian spider is about one fifth the size of the head of a pin.

Vampire bats share blood with their friends.

Vampire bats need to eat blood at least every 48 hours to survive. Bats will share blood after a good meal with another bat that’s fed them in the past.

The U.S. military trained bottlenose dolphins.

Bottlenose dolphins were used in both the Vietnam and the Gulf to detect enemy swimmers trying to plant explosives on ships.

Wojtek the bear was a corporal in the polish military during WWII.

Wojtek was brought by polish shoulders while in Iran. He was made an officer so that he was allowed rations and eventually was promoted to corporal. He helped out by carrying boxes of ammunition.

Horned lizards shoot blood out of their eyes.

To scare of predators, this lizard shoots blood out of its eyes.

Cuckoo birds hide their eggs in the nests of other species.

The other bird species then raises the cuckoo chick as if it were its own, and the cuckoo mother doesn’t have to do any of the work.

Elephants mourn their dead.

Elephants will return to the place where family members died and stand in silence over the bones, sometimes bowing their heads.

Meerkat parents train their offspring to hunt scorpions.

They will bring back dead or almost dead scorpions back to the younger ones so that they can practice killing them without getting stung.

Only 3-5% of mammals are monogamous.

The majority of mammals are not monogamous, making humans unusual.

Gorillas have been seen dismantling traps set by poachers.

Poaching is a big problem for gorillas, but young gorillas have learnt how to trap and dismantle snares.

The earliest found depictions of dogs come from 8,000 years ago.

Dogs have been human-kinds best friend for a long time, with a carving in a rock face in Saudi Arabia showing a man hunting with 13 dogs. Two of them even have leads!

Cats were domesticated 9,500 years ago in Ancient Egypt.

They were worshiped in Ancient Egypt and some historians report that it was illegal to kill a cat.

Emperor penguins are the world’s biggest penguins, and they trek 31–75 m across the Antarctic to reach breeding colonies.

The impressive emperor penguins reach 100 cm (39 in) in length and weigh 49 to 99 lb. They breed during winter, when they emerge from their more natural habitat in the ocean to trek long distances over treacherous ice.

Yaks are specially adapted to high altitudes, with a huge lung capacity and small red blood cells.

Native originally to Tibet, these giant oxen-like animals live at high altitudes in the Himalayas (4,000–6,000 metres). They are specifically adapted to the low oxygen levels with a lung capacity that is ~3 times that of normal cattle, and have smaller red blood cells to improve oxygen transport.

Cuvier’s Beaked whales are one of the deepest diving mammals and can collapse their lungs to survive the high pressure.

One of the deepest diving mammals, one individual was recorded diving down to 9,816ft below the surface. The pressure at these depths is so high that in order to survive it they have to collapse their lungs.

Orangutans are the heaviest tree-dwelling animals.

There are three species of orangutan and adult males of all three typically weigh around 165lb while females are 82 lb. They are 5ft tall and have a huge arm span of 6ft. They spend most of their time up in the canopy, making them the heaviest tree-dwelling animal.

Chimpanzees are very intelligent and make all kinds of tools.

For example, some use long sticks to fish out termites from their mounds. Other chimps have been recorded creating “spears” to hunt bushbabies!

Shrike’s impale their prey on sticks to save them for later.

Also known as “butcherbirds” they are famous for being fairly brutal songbirds. They catch all kinds of animals, including crickets, lizards, and small birds, and impale them on sticks to save them for later.

Vultures urinate and defecate on their own legs and feet to cool off on hot days.

This a cooling mechanism called ‘urohydrosis’. Weirdly this can also help kill any bacteria picked up from walking through dead animals which they prey upon.

The wood frog spends 7 months of the year frozen.

These Alaskan frogs freeze almost completely at the start of winter, with two-thirds of their body water turning into ice. To all intents and purposes, they seem dead; their heart stops beating, and their blood flow stops. However, once winter starts to thaw so do they and they hop back to life.

Certain animals have anti-freeze proteins that allow them to survive extreme temperatures.

These anti-freeze proteins prevent water in the cells of the animals from crystalizing and forming ice. Examples of animals with this superpower include the winter flounder and the eelpout.

Honeypot ants swell up to a huge size with food.

Honeypot ants have to be seen to be believed. During wet season, certain ants consume huge amounts of nectar, making their abdomens swell up to the size of a grape. Then, during dry season, they provide the other ants with food by throwing the nectar back up again. Yum!

The lesula, discovered in 2007, has giant human like eyes and a blue bottom.

This relatively newly discovered monkey lives in the Congo. The lesula eyes are very distinctive because of their human-like appearance, as are their bright blue bums.

The Donald Trump caterpillar looks identical to the ex-president’s hair.

This species of caterpillar, prior to 2016, was known as the Flannel Moth Caterpillar (Megalopyge opercularis). It gained popularity as it is very furry and bright orange, giving it an uncanny resemblance to Trump’s hair. This ‘fur’ however, is actually composed of multiple venomous ‘hairs’. Grabbing hold of one of these caterpillars is a painful experience.

Bees have 5 eyes. 2 at the front like a fly, and 3 smaller eyes like a spider.

The three ‘ocelli’ eyes on the top of its head detect light, so the bee can sense if it’s being approached by a predator.

Giant vampire bats lived 100,000 years ago and had a wingspan of 20 inches.

These giant bats were roughly 30% larger than the modern vampire bats. The remains of one were recently found in a cave in Argentina.

There are no ‘male’ Mourning geckos.

They are an all-female species, as they are ‘parthenogenetic’, meaning it can reproduce without males. Around 70 species in the world have shown this behavior, including some crabs, snails and the Komodo dragon.

There are an estimated 8.7 million species on earth and more than 80% of them are undiscovered.

Based on current data, complex statistics, and models we can predict how many species there are on Earth, telling us how many are still left to be found. It will likely take another 500 years to find them all.

SOURCE: FACT ANIMAL

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  7. Benny Johnson
    @bennyjohnson
    I’m at the White House right now.

    Every monument has been desecrated and vandalized.

    Most of the graffiti says “F*** JOE BIDEN”

    This one is literally across the street from Hunter’s room at the White House.

    Weird how I’m not seeing this anywhere?

    Where are the reporters?

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  9. Citizen 817
    Citizen 817
    November 7, 2023 12:29 am

    Donald J Trump Retruthed

    Jimmy Patronis
    @jimmypatronis
    6h
    There is a former REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. sitting on the stand RIGHT NOW in BLUE NEW YORK. There is NO VICTIM in the case and the judge already ruled against him before the trial starts. Virtually everyone running for President against @realDonaldTrump said these charges are BS. (The judge literally said “I do not want to hear” what Trump has to say!) I generated $1.1 BILLION in interest in our Treasury. Trust me we have PLENTY OF MONEY to defend SERIOUS FLORIDA CANDIDATES from prosecution by the DOJ and other PARTISAN PROSECUTORS. Everyone (I mean that literally!) should be OUTRAGED by how our justice system is being weaponized by partisan, LEFT WING DEMOCRATS. I am more committed than ever to setting up this legal defense fund! Talking to members ASAP!

    Note:
    Jimmy Patronis serves the citizens of the state of Florida as the state’s Chief Financial Officer, State Fire Marshal, and member of the Florida Cabinet.

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  10. Morning, Pat! Very interesting info! I do wish they would stop attributing human characteristics to animals, tho. As for “predicting how many species there are on earth?” Yeah, right! IOW, they can make a good guess!!! And the US military has also used trained dolphins with bombs strapped to them! As for sheep recognizing faces, almost all mammals can recognize faces. OK, OK…I’ll stop now. Hmmm….looks like M forgot to schedule an open for today so I’ll wait a while before I post over there.

    Another night of waking/sleeping/waking/sleeping…oh, well, such is my life. Wheezer was waiting for his breakfast and his morning petting session. He and Jake had a bit of a stare-down. Yesterday, when the temp hit 71, I went out and sat on the patio, just enjoying the weather. Wheezer came over for some petting but hasn’t gotten into my lap again. He sprawled on the floor next to my chair, rolling over for me to rub his belly, then turned towards the door, where Jake was watching. He pulled one of those fake stretches and reached out and put his front paws on the door at the bottom of the window. Jake was hissing and slapping at the glass inside. Tee-hee! Another stare-down before Wheezer turned his back and walked away. Funny, those two!

    Remember how the entire country was outraged at Martin Shkreli over him raising the price of a life-saving drug by 5K percent? It was during the 2016 election cycle and Killary went after him with a vengeance. Uh-huh! Another gaslighting of the entire country! He ended up doing 7 years in jail for it. And yet, as he mentions in the interview, around the same time period, Joe Manchin’s daughter raised the price of the Epi-Pen an astronomical amount. Bear in mind that HIS drug was taken only by a minuscule amount of people whereas millions and millions of people depend on the Epi-Pen. I don’t recall HER being arrested and sent to jail!!!

    If you’re interested, altho I know you’re not fond of Tucker:

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      1. Correct! That is the term. IDK about Wheezer – it may have just been an innocent stretch but he REALLY stretched to reach the door, first with one paw followed by the other – it just seemed kind of intentional. Jake was just pissed.

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  14. These Animal Facts post show GOD’s vast imagination in the infinite variety of creatures, in the air, land and sea.

    Then there is the infinite limitless universe above and around our little earth.

    This is a great video about the universe and the greatness of GOD.

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  15. DC_Draino
    @DC_Draino
    Speaker Johnson fired a lawyer to Kevin McCarthy who helped block GOP investigations into Sequoia Capital

    These are the moves that few will appreciate but they drain the swamp

    Want to know why CCP $$ controls the GOP & TikTok still isn’t banned?

    All roads lead back to Sequoia

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      1. Did you go look? Tee-hee! And that was entirely by accident, I’ll have you know! The juxtaposition of the 2 didn’t dawn on me until after I’d posted the pic! I was scrambling to find the best Trump pic and eyed that one with a chuckle. ROFL

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          2. Because I didn’t even “get it” until I posted and went back to look at it – only then did I realize what I had done.

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  30. “Globalists panic as homeschooling explodes across US: Media push for homeschool regulation to ensure parents are ‘moral’, ‘safe'”
    Posted by Yudi Sherman
    November 05, 2023 | 10:24 AM

    EXCERPT: “Globalist spokesmen in media and government are voicing concern over a huge boom in homeschooling across the United States that has the trend becoming more mainstream. An analysis from the Washington Post last week found that the number of homeschooled children in the US has jumped from 1.5 million in 2019 to as many as 2.7 million this year — some estimates say 3.7 million — suggesting that many children did not return to schools when they reopened during the pandemic.

    The analysis — which looked at 60% of the school-aged population in 7,000 school districts across 32 states and Washington, D.C. — found that homeschooling defies political, geographical and economic borders.

    For example, while Republican Florida has the largest homeschool population with 154,000 homeschooled children, Democratic New York is showing the fastest growth with nearly 52,000 children homeschooled, more than double since 2017. New York City boroughs Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx saw the highest growth rates with the homeschool population in some districts surging over 300% in the last six years.

    The trend is also gaining popularity even in areas with high academic achievement. Last year over 60,000 children were homeschooled in districts which ranked in the country’s top fifth for scholastic aptitude….”

    https://frontline.news/post/globalists-panic-as-homeschooling-explodes-across-us

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  31. EXCERPT: “House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Nov. 2 that he expects the House will soon make a decision on whether to file articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden.

    “As we stand here today, I’m not predetermined on that,” Mr. Johnson said, when asked at a press conference if he thought evidence that had been collected would support such a move. “But I do believe that very soon, we are coming to a point of decision on it.”

    The newly elected speaker stressed that the scope and timeline of the investigation should be based on the evidence rather than a partisan political agenda—an approach that he said differed from that taken by Democrats in their impeachments of former President Donald Trump. “What you’re seeing right now is a deliberate, constitutional process that was envisioned by the founders, the framers of the Constitution,” he said. “This is how they envisioned this to go, not the way the Democrats did it—snap impeachment, sham impeachments, and all the rest.”

    Mr. Johnson, a constitutional law attorney, served on both of President Trump’s impeachment defense teams in the House. Describing impeachment as arguably “the heaviest power” that the House possesses, he emphasized that it shouldn’t be wielded as a political tool.

    “We have to follow the process and we have to follow the law,” he said. “That means following our obligation under the Constitution and doing appropriate investigations in the right way, at the right pace, so that the evidence comes in and we follow the evidence. We’re going to follow the truth where it leads.” — The Epoch Times

    Our Take: “When politicians say they are engaging in a nonpartisan process, they embarrass themselves. Everything is political. And the other side of the aisle makes no apologies for political witch hunts. The problem with the Republicans is that they think they look better by gaslighting the people that their process isn’t political. Again, everything is political.

    Another embarrassing misstep is the tired line that, ‘We will follow the evidence wherever it leads.’ No one actually believes that. The evidence would lead to way too many of those ‘following’ it. It’s a silly line that is, again, meant to assure the public that this is a super serious process. That ship sailed in 2017.

    The Republicans have only had the gavel since January of this year, which means they are on a similar pace as the Democrats with Trump’s first impeachment inquiry. It’s almost as though there is a playbook.” — Ashe in America

    NF: Ashe is the pragmatic one at Burning Bright.

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  33. got my miniature cream cheese cupcakes made, my buttons (thumbprints) are in the oven and the dough is made and in the freezer for the pecan cookies (thanks GA for the recipe!!!)
    sitting a minute before i gotta clean up the kitchen

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  36. Collin Rugg
    @CollinRugg
    REPORT: Donald Trump reportedly pulled out a piece of paper from his suit jacket in court, claiming it would clear him of all wrongdoing in the $250M fraud case.

    Left-wing Judge Arthur Engoron refused to let him read it.

    The paper in question reportedly was a disclaimer clause relating to a financial statement that AG Letitia James is using to go after him.

    “I would love to read this, Your Honor, if I could?” Trump reportedly asked the judge.

    “Not at this point, not at this point,” Engoron replied.

    “I’m shocked,” Trump shot back.

    The disclaimer clause, according to Trump, meant that he wasn’t liable for any inaccuracies on the documents.

    “I think that the statements of financial conditions were very good, were actually somewhat conservative, and they were totally protected, and so was I, by the disclaimer clause,” Trump argued.

    Kangaroo Court.

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    1. I had an arm like that when I worked at AAA in the accounting dept. one morning I before the other 2 women in our office came in I stuck it out the file cabinet drawer and watched for them to come in from the parking lot.
      then when i figured they were getting close, i started to have an “argument” with someone, culminating in me slamming the drawer and trying to hide “the body” when they came in the door.
      I turned around and spread my arms like I could cover up what was in the drawer and found the Treasurer was with them…LOL
      his face was priceless!!
      once he realized it was a prank, he made me do it all over again with the Club’s president later that day…
      LOL

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        1. there was this wonderful card shop close by–I spent hours in there laughing my ass off. the clerk always knew when i came in cuz she could hear the giggling. and i bought tons of funny funny cards.
          anyway they also had gag gifts–I think i already told the story of the fake lottery ticket? anyway, I got fake bullet holes and put them on the Treasurer’s windshield…they looked genuine!!!
          his secretary let me know when he was leaving for lunch so we all could watch…he was upset, till he saw us all at the window–then he knew.
          he took them off and took them home to pull on his neighbor…LOL

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  38. “MACY’S Herald Square in Manhattan is famous for a lot of things, most of them holiday-related: Its animatronic window displays during the Christmas season, its starring role in the holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street, and its namesake Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Macy’s, of course, also helped popularize the department store concept, but perhaps the best-preserved piece of its history lies right underneath shoppers’ feet.

    When the flagship store underwent massive renovations in 2015, it swapped out many of its old-school features for more modern accouterments. But 20 of its much-loved wooden escalators stayed put.

    The escalators were built between 1920 and 1930 by the Otis Elevator Company, which pioneered the machinery. They’re made of sturdy oak and ash, wood that’s traditionally used in hardwood flooring. The mechanical parts have, for the most part, been updated, and modern safety measures have been put in place.”

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  43. Julie Kelly 🇺🇸
    @julie_kelly2
    Here is a fraud/perjury case the national media isn’t covering. Former Baltimore SA Marilyn Mosby is on trial for COVID fraud and lying on mortgage docs.

    But here’s the real story: A federal judge in Sept. permitted a change of venue for her trial based on biased jury pool:

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  44. hubby’s trying to work with the internet company to resolve the vpn issue, but they clearly work from a script and the answer is always reboot. he said he’s tried that several times, but she wants him to try again…sigh

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    1. That can be frustrating but it’s possible that she has done something on her end to try to fix the problem that won’t take effect w/o a re-boot.

      Like

  45. “Zelensky Cancels Elections To Focus On Fighting For Democracy”
    WORLD · Nov 7, 2023 · BabylonBee.com

    KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling for the immediate suspension of Presidential elections in his country, so that he may focus all his efforts on fighting to protect democracy in Ukraine.

    “We must suspend democracy to save democracy,” said Zelensky during his weekly fundraising telethon. “If we allow democracy to get in the way of fighting for democracy, we might lose our democracy. And our billions of sweet, sweet American dollars. And my superyacht in Dubai… anyway, what was I talking about? Oh yeah, it’s time to cancel elections so I may remain president indefinitely.”

    Sources say Zelensky can be trusted to resume the democratic process in Ukraine as soon as the war has ended in three to fifty years. “Zelensky is a paragon of virtue and spotless moral leadership, without the slightest stain of corruption,” said a spokesperson from the State Department. “We totally trust him.”

    “We are facing the greatest evil the world has ever faced,” continued Zelensky. “Putin is the devil incarnate. He cheats on elections so he can remain president forever! It’s horrible!”

    At publishing time, the Biden Administration had expressed support for the move, with some administration officials looking into the possibility of doing that in America as well.”

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  47. “Dad Dead At 9 A.M. From Questions”
    FAMILY · Nov 4, 2023 · BabylonBee.com

    SPRINGFIELD, MO — Local dad Marcus Dunn passed away this morning after being asked one too many questions before nine o’clock in the morning.

    According to sources, the questions began rolling in from the exact moment that Mr. Dunn opened his eyes that fateful morning. “Our three-year-old woke Marcus up by repeatedly asking if it was bad to pour sand into the kitchen sink,” said Mrs. Dunn. “Then while Marcus fixed the sink, the kids systematically asked him about the name and function of every single tool in his toolbox, as well as asking several times why he looked so grumpy. The situation became grim.”

    After it became apparent a Home Depot trip would be required to fix the sink, the children asked to come along. They then reportedly asked Marcus 172 questions during the fifteen-minute trip, requiring updates every thirty seconds as to how many gallons of gas remained in the truck and how many miles they could travel with that much gas. Mr. Dunn further weakened as the two kids peppered him with dozens more questions about how come they were at Home Depot, where mom was, and why deer always look so nervous.

    At publishing time, the medical examiner had reported that the final question that did Marcus in was why a good, loving God would allow whole-wheat pancakes to exist.”

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  50. back where we used to live–votes are flipping…
    FTA
    BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A flaw in Northampton County’s voting machines forced multiple polling places to turn to provisional ballots Tuesday morning.

    A programming error with the county’s ES&S ExpressVote XL machines is causing votes to flip when voters split their votes on retention questions for Superior Court judges Jack Panella and Victor P. Stabile. Panella, of Palmer Township, is a Democrat while Stabile is a former chair of the Cumberland County Republican Committee.

    If a voter cast a “Yes” vote for one of the incumbents, but a “No” vote for the other, the votes come out flipped, Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure said.

    McClure characterized the error as relatively minor and stressed all votes will be counted. But he expressed his frustration that the mistake wasn’t caught during pre-election testing.

    “I’m livid at the election folks and ES&S,” McClure said.

    LehighValleyNews.com staff found poll workers across the county pulled their machines off-line and relied on provisional ballots when the error was discovered in the early hours after voting precincts opened.. After the first few reports, county officials texted all locations to keep workers informed, according to a county news release.

    But Northampton County Judge Abe Kassis ruled Tuesday morning that the county could continue to use the machines, McClure said. In cases where the error would pop up for the retention question, the county would flip the results during the post-election canvass. This followed a recommendation by the Pennsylvania Department of State, McClure said.

    Glenn Geissinger, chair of the Northampton County Republican Committee, said his party intends to appeal this decision.

    His committee supports extending voting hours to accommodate any voters who may have been turned away but objects to allowing the county to interpret how flipped votes for the Superior Court retention question should be handled, he said.
    Problems began early

    The flaw appears to have been discovered relatively quickly. By 8:30 a.m., 90 minutes after the polls opened, voting machines had already been cast aside in multiple polling places.

    The problems appeared widespread, with voters using paper ballots at Bethany Wesleyan Church on Blue Mountain Drive in Cherryville, Lehigh Township.

    The same problem was ongoing at College Hill Presbyterian Church on College Hill in Easton and at the Allen Township Fire Company on Howertown Road.

    Staff with @LVNewsdotcom are getting reports from Allen Township, Easton, Lehigh Township, Northampton and Williams Township of issues with the voting machines. I’ve reached out to Northampton County, where officials say they’ll be releasing a statement.
    — Tom Shortell (@TShortell) November 7, 2023

    https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/elections/election-2023-widespread-voting-machine-problems-reported-in-northampton-county

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