Paris cemetery remains transferred stone mines 1786

Paris moved cemetery remains into old mines

After Paris’s inner-city cemeteries became overcrowded, burials there were condemned in 1786. The remains from parish cemeteries were transferred to a renovated section of the city’s stone mines.

Octopuses can walk while pretending to drift

Some octopuses move using only two arms while making themselves look like pieces of drifting plants. This lets them move away from predators while staying hidden instead of simply swimming away.

Andeans developed larger lungs for life at high altitude

Roughly One-Third Greater Lung Capacity

People living high in the Andes adapted to low oxygen in several ways: larger lungs, more blood, more hemoglobin, and more tiny blood vessels. Compared with other humans, Andeans had about two liters more blood and twice as much hemoglobin.

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Paris cemetery remains transferred stone mines 1786

Paris moved cemetery remains into old mines

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