Category: Trivia
FlipFact (July 26, 2019): Experts say there’s an 8th continent—and you won’t believe where it is
FlipFact of the Day: Beneath what we now know as New Zealand is a large landmass about half the size of…
The only vertebrates that undergo male pregnancy
FlipFact of the Day: Seahorses, pipefishes, seadragons, and other members of the Syngnathidae fish family are unique in the animal kingdom.…
The Dead Sea: Where you can’t sink, but you can absolutely drown
FlipFact of the Day: Due to its salt content, the Dead Sea is remarkably dense. Not only will you float easily,…
This is the only letter you won’t find on the Periodic Table
FlipFact of the Day: The letter J is the only letter in the modern English alphabet that you won’t find on…
This frog’s the best there is at what he does, bub
FlipFact of the Day: Meet Trichobatrachus robustus, a Central African amphibian also known as the Wolverine frog. Like the Marvel comics…
This footprint on the Moon isn’t Neil Armstrong’s
FlipFact of the Day: Over the span of 50 years, various authors, educators, and journalists presented this photo as Neil Armstrong’s…
No, having 20/20 vision doesn’t mean perfect eyesight
FlipFact of the Day: Contrary to how we normally think about the term “20/20 vision,” it doesn’t actually refer to having…
When it comes to self-healing, the liver delivers
FlipFact of the Day: Despite how important the brain, heart, and kidneys are to the body, they don’t possess the liver’s…
Reality bites (but male mosquitoes don’t)
FlipFact of the Day: While both male and female mosquitoes possess a proboscis (or elongated feeding tube), the ones that males…
Can you smell a storm coming?
FlipFact of the Day: Changes in the weather can be detected by people with a keen sense of smell. The common…
