This seems hard to believe, but we’re only 125 days into 2020. Can we all just take a moment to look at all the crazy…
This seems hard to believe, but we’re only 125 days into 2020. Can we all just take a moment to look at all the crazy things that have happened this year? A running list:
It’s Ashley, and honestly, that list could have been a lot longer, but we have enough to worry about. Now let’s talk news, shall we?
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«Murder hornets.» A small number of an invasive hornet species that slaughter honeybees and can be deadly to humans have been spotted in the USA (just run away if you see one). People are low-key freaking out, but here’s something that might ease your murderous nightmares: America is already home to some very deadly insects and arachnids that are far more common than those nasty hornets. You want to know about them? Probably not, but that’s no fun, so here we go:
Will the USA reach 100,000 coronavirus deaths? Researchers are hard at work trying to come up with an answer, but one fact stands out: The number of deaths the USA endured in April is larger than the combined total during the entirety of the pandemic for the next two countries on the list, Italy and Great Britain (57,880).
