Category: Trivia
FlipFact (August 15, 2019): The nickel-eating plant discovered in the Philippines
FlipFact of the Day: Discovered in western Luzon by scientists from the University of the Philippines Los Baños, 𝑅𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑎 can…
FlipFact (August 14, 2019): The protein with a name that will take you 3.5 hours to pronounce
FlipFact of the Day: Titin, also known as connectin, is the largest known protein in the human body. Folded and spring-like,…
FlipFact (August 13, 2019): Yes, Uranus moves in a very strange way
FlipFact of the Day: With an axis of spin tilted by 98 degrees (relative to the Solar System’s plane), Uranus basically…
FlipFact (August 12, 2019): Are koalas’ fingerprints identical to ours?
FlipFact of the Day: A koala’s fingerprints are so identical to a human’s that even an expert using a microscope…
FlipFact (August 11, 2019): The gas cloud that could drown us in booze for a billion years
FlipFact of the Day: In 1995, astronomers discovered a gas cloud located in the Aquila constellation. The nebula, which they called…
FlipFact (August 10, 2019): How long would it take to fall down a tunnel through the Earth?
FlipFact of the Day: Imagine an airless, frictionless tunnel through Earth, starting at one point and ending at its exact opposite…
FlipFact (August 9, 2019): Did a Spider-Man comic inspire electronic monitoring devices?
FlipFact of the Day: When New Mexico district court judge Jack Love read the August 9, 1977 edition of the daily…
Does copper really have antimicrobial properties?
FlipFact of the Day: Did you know that copper possesses incredible antimicrobial properties? Copper and its various alloys (including bronze, cupronickel,…
FlipFact (August 7, 2019): Why do scorpions glow in the dark?
FlipFact of the Day: If you ever find yourself lost in the desert, one thing you shouldn’t worry about is accidentally…
FlipFact (August 6, 2019): Was Dimetrodon really a distant mammalian relative?
FlipFact of the Day: Imagine a small reptile, looking somewhat like a komodo dragon. This quadrupedal creature possesses a prominent nasal…
