Tag: FlipFact
FlipFact (January 16, 2020): Should you rinse your mouth after brushing your teeth?
FlipFact of the Day: Right after you brush your teeth (most likely with a fluoride toothpaste), what do you do next?…
How Pag-asa gave hope to Philippine eagle conservation
Philippine Eagle Foundation On January 15, 1992, hope filled the walls of the Philippine Eagle Center in Davao City. Inside…
FlipFact (January 14, 2020): Why do we see faces in strange places?
FlipFact of the Day: Leonardo da Vinci saw it as a source of artistic inspiration; Hermann Rorschach wanted to use it…
FlipFact (January 13, 2020): How and why does volcanic lightning happen?
FlipFact of the Day: On its own, a volcanic eruption is more than enough to inspire a mix of awe and…
This myth about spiders and sleep isn’t true (thankfully)
If you’ve been on the internet long enough, you’ve probably read this not-so-fun fact: The average person, while asleep, swallows…
Prosopagnosia: Why some people are bad at recognizing faces
Ever bumped into someone at a party and thought, “Who’s this person, again?” You might have prosopagnosia. For many folks,…
FlipFact (January 10, 2020): Feel the need to pee? It’s (probably) not the coffee
FlipFact of the Day: For many people, starting their mornings with a cup of coffee is an absolute must, as it helps them…
Why the banana tree isn’t really a tree (the answer’s quite bananas)
RD Pixel Shop/Flickr Don’t go bananas overthinking this one: Banana trees are actually herbaceous flowering plants (herbs), and the fruits they…
FlipFact (January 8, 2020): Mice don’t like cheese—but what started this mouse-conception?
FlipFact of the Day: It’s a pop culture trope that everyone’s familiar with: A hungry mouse stumbles upon a delicious-looking wedge…
FlipFact (January 7, 2020): This moon is bigger than Mercury, but only half as massive
FlipFact of the Day: On January 7, 1610, Galileo Galilei made the first recorded observation of Jupiter’s four largest satellites: Io,…
