TIL: Animal Prostitution Is A Real Thing & U.S Military Had Developed An Experimental Bomb With Real Bats!
So, today I would like to share two really, really cool facts I just heard. However, I won't expand too much into them. First, because wikipedia has already great pages on both topics but mainly because yesterday was my birthday and I had too much cake and too much alcohol and my brain is still too dizzy to write a long-ass post! Furthermore, today is also my brother's birthday so I don't have much time, I must return to eating and drinking ASAP!
First, here are some cake photos to make you jelly:
And here's the coolest gift I got yesterday, by @ruth-girl:
Ok, let's get back to the main topics of the day:
1. Animal Prostitution Is A Real Thing
If you thought only humans engage in transactional sex then think again. Studies have shown that certain animals like Adélie penguins, capuchin monkeys and chimpanzees also whore themselves out from time to time!
One notable example is an experiment by researchers at the at Yale–New Haven Hospital. They trained seven capuchin monkeys to use silver discs as money which they could use to buy grapes, Jell-O and other treats and recorded what they did with them. At some point of the experiment, one of the monkeys gave a silver disc to another monkey and got some sex in return! It was the first "exchange of money for sex in the history of monkeykind." !
Here's a link to wikipedia's entry on Prostitution among animals if you want to read some other examples of prostitution in the animal kingdom!
So, now let's move to the next, much cooler in my opinion fact of the day.
2. The U.S Military Had Developed An Experimental Bomb With Real Bats Inside!
The Bat bomb (credit)
Back in the 1940s, both the axis and the allies had developed or were trying to develop all kind of weird and strange weapons. Take for example the huge-ass german "Landkreuzer P. 1000" tank that never came to be..
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And the quite successful russian kamikazee anti-tank dogs that were trained to carry explosives to tanks, armored vehicles and other military targets...
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As for the bat bomb, it was an experimental weapon developed by the U.S during WW2. The bomb wasn't actually a bomb, more like a bomb-shaped casing that had over a thousand compartments. Each compartment was designed to house a Mexican free-tailed bat that in turn would carry a small, timed incendiary bomb.
The bat bomb was designed to be dropped from regular bombers at dawn. At some point mid-air, a parachute would be released and the compartments would open to release the bats. Then the bats would try to find shelter in nearby houses, attics or whatever, go kaboom and spread fire, death and chaos. The main intended target for these bombs were the cities of Japan, which primarily consisted of buildings made of wood and paper. Smart!
Several tests were made and the bat bomb concept almost became a reality. The National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) observer even stated that "it was an effective weapon." but eventually the bomb got cancelled by the Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King when he was informed that it wouldn't be ready by mid-1945.
In the end, the U.S. used a much more effective bomb to succumb Japan's spirt. One that didn't require the sacrifice of thousands, if not millions of bats.... A weapon that thirstied though for the blood of both the born and the unborn ones:
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Well, excuse me now as I get ready to gorge myself with more food and alcohol. I know the post ended in a sad tone, it wasn't my original intention..
Χρόνια πολλά σε σένα και τον αδερφό σου!!!Το post όπως πάντα ενδιαφέρον!
Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ <3
Happy Birthday @trumpman to you and your brother!
I hope your wishes will always be granted fellow Aquarians 😀!!
As for your post, I just can't believe that animals go around whoring themselves! Shame on them lol!
Thanks for the wishes :D
Happy birthday @trumpman and happy birthday to your brother!
Monkeys paying for sex, now i've seen it all!! The bat thing i already knew, but i thought they used the weapon in WW2... guess i was wrong
I used to spend hours on youtube searching for those secret war projects, like the giant magnifying glass the nazis wanted to put in orbit xD
Magnifying glass satellite thing? That's the first time I hear about that! That will certainly make a great post, thanks for the idea XD
Lol I love how you make your blogs. So interesting and funny. Great gift you got there... :D
Thank you very much my friend :)
Happy birthday!all the best!
Να σαι καλά tikotiko :D
That's an awesome topic, man!!! Very good job.
Happy belated birthday to you and happy birthday to your brother (and DAYMN for your daddy being a human calculator if you know what I mean LOL). Cool slippers bro ha ha ;)
Yeah, my third brother is also on the 31 of January, so I guess my dad is indeed a human calculator! Thanks :D
Πολύχρονα τα αδερφάκια με υγεία!
na sai kala nikoleonda :D
Happy belated birthday my brother!! I wish you many happy years to come!
You always seem to find the most interesting information to post. All my friends and family know about the 'beekeeper' lol.
Hahahahahahhahahaga the beekeeper 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks for the wishes 😁
χαπι μπιρθνται !!! υγεια και (κρυπτο)μετρητα. :)
Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ ηλία!
Firstly, I am TOTALLY Jelly of that cake! But, I'm trying to not eat carbs so Ill just virtually eat that cake....mmmm tastes like '1's' and '0's' :)
I had heard about those bat bombs, but not of the poor dog bombs :(
Those slippers are epic. Happy birthday and how cool that your brother has his birthday the next day? Are you twins born at midnight and ll:30 Or just happened that way different years?
Thanks for the wishes and glad you learned something new. No we are not twins, he is 6 years older than me! :D