Tag: flipfacts
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…
Can’t get out of bed? You might have dysania
FlipFact of the Day: There’s an actual term for severe cases of being unable to get out of bed, and it’s…
Meet the Philippines’ unique gliding mammal, the kagwang
FlipFact of the Day: Locally known as “kagwang,” the Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans) is one of only two extant (living)…
“As light as a cloud” isn’t very light
FlipFact of the Day: As it turns out, being “as light as a cloud” isn’t too light. In fact, researchers have…
Is Iceland really covered with ice?
FlipFact of the Day: Roughly 11% of Iceland’s total land area is permanently covered by glaciers and ice caps. Experts describe…
