What Daily Life In North Korea Looks Like

This Isn't a Gardener

No, this isn't a photo of a gardener tending to a park. This is a photo of an impoverished person collecting grass for sustenance. Apparently, it's extremely common to see people picking grass for later consumption. The guides get furious if they catch a tourist looking at or photographing these people.

The More You Know

Scorpions are incredibly resilient: scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.
About 7% of all humans who have ever lived are alive today.
The designer of the current United States flag was 17 at the time, and created it for a high school project. He received a B-.
Grasshopper Mice have evolved to turn scorpion venom into a pain-killer. They now prey on scorpions.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.