Category: Trivia
FlipFact (April 8, 2020): Why we’re sure that 5G does NOT cause COVID-19
There’s a new conspiracy theory about COVID-19 that’s currently spreading online. Some are blaming 5G technology for the spread of…
FlipFact (April 7, 2020): What is a “Pink Moon”?
It’s that time of year again: Images of the Moon seemingly shaded with pink highlighter will be plastered across online…
Bees can understand zero—but how do we know this?
The concept of zero is a basic part of our everyday lives. This is probably why we rarely appreciate the…
FlipFact (April 5, 2020): What are fulgurites, and how are they formed?
In 1812, the population of Drigg, a small village in England, uncovered a strange secret buried under the sand. They…
FlipFact (April 4, 2020): Why do bats carry so many diseases?
When it comes to carrying viral diseases, few mammals come close to bats. Think of the most lethal viral disease…
FlipFact (April 3, 2020): Moonbows, the rainbows that appear at night
There’s a good chance that you’ve already seen a rainbow in real life. The colorful result of sunlight being reflected…
How many Earths could fit inside the Sun?
Considering that there are over 100 billion stars in the Milky Way, our Sun isn’t all that special. It’s formally…
𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴-2.0: The world’s first fully computer-generated bacterial genome
On April 1, 2019, a team of scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich,…
FlipFact (March 20, 2020): Is this squeaky fellow the world’s cutest frog?
FlipFact of the Day: Imagine yourself touring one of South Africa’s desert regions. As you carefully make your way through the…
Were Newton’s most productive years really during the Great Plague of London?
FlipFact of the Day: The year was 1665, and the Great Plague of London had just begun to devastate England. By…
