Snakes can help predict Earthquakes. They can sense a coming Earthquake from 75 miles away, up to five days before it happens.
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The Universe’s average colour is called ‘Cosmic latte’. In a 2002 study, astronomers found that the light coming from galaxies averaged into a beige colour that’s close to white.
Our solar system has a wall. The heliopause – the region of space in which solar wind isn’t hot enough to push back the wind of particles coming from distant stars – is often considered the “boundary wall” of the Solar System and interstellar space.
Dogs tilt their heads when you speak to them to better pinpoint familiar words. Your dog is tilting its head when you speak to it to pinpoint where noises are coming from more quickly. This is done to listen out more accurately for familiar words such as ‘walkies’ and helps them to better understand the tone of your voice. If a dog doesn’t tilt its head that often (as those with shorter muzzles might), it’s because it relies less on sound and more on sight.
Vietnam is the world’s second-biggest coffee producer. Brazil creates the most, with Colombia coming in third.
Roosters have built-in earplugs in them. Research has found that when a rooster opens its beak to crow, its external auditory canals close off. This prevents the sound from coming in and acts as an earplug for them. A rooster’s crow is usually around 140 decibels and higher.
Hydrofluoric acid is the least acidic but remains the most dangerous. This can be fatal when swallowed or breathed. It is also dangerous when coming into contact with the skin.
Until it blows against something, the wind makes no sound. Ready for more did you know the facts? The sounds you hear during a windy day are due to the speed of the wind coming into contact with various objects at the same time. The process of friction can also cause sounds at higher pitches depending on the speed of the wind.
Flamingos eat with their heads turned upside down. Flamingos are unable to eat normally due to the structure of its mouth. Their bills are made to filter food from the mud and water. They feed by coming through the mud with their feet and catching their prey in their beaks.
A 100-foot asteroid nearly hit the Earth once. In January 2017, a 100-foot asteroid called AG13 passed by the Earth at less than ⅕ the distance between the Earth and the moon. Scientists only knew that it was coming two days before it could have made an impact.
The average colour in our universe is “cosmic latte.” Astronomers observed the light coming from galaxies tended to be this beige colour. Starbucks needs to turn that into a drink!
The cornea is one of two parts of the human body without blood vessels. Coming in as another weird fact about the human body is the cornea and the cartilage do not have blood vessels.
Water might not be wet. Coming in as another weird science fact, water itself is not wet. This is the case because of how scientists have defined wetness. It’s in the liquid’s ability to sustain contact with a solid surface. Startling, I know.
There’s a place on Earth where seagulls prey on right whales. They dive-bomb the calves coming up to breathe air and take bites of blubber from their backs. The calves’ skin is thinner than adults, and they have to come up for air more frequently, making them more exposed and vulnerable to attack.
Worms wiggle up from the ground when a flood is coming.
Fish eggs can survive being eaten by a duck. The fish eggs can still hatch after going in one end and coming out the other. Not all fish species can survive such a journey, and even then, not all eggs eaten are pooped out in a pristine condition. Still, it’s a good explanation for how seemingly disconnected pools and lakes can suddenly become teeming with fish!
Harry Potter is the third most-read book in the world, coming behind only The Holy Bible and The Holy Quran.
The first computer mouse wasn’t made from plastic. Back in 1964, Doug Engelbart invented the first-ever computer mouse! Back then, it was made out of wood. It was rectangular and featured a little button on the top right. He called it a mouse because the cord coming out of the back reminded him of the tiny rodents.
Prediction of death. Mark Twain kind of predicted his death. In 1909, he said: ‘I came in with Halley’s Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don’t go out with Halley’s Comet. The Almighty has said, no doubt, “Now there are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out together”.’ He died of a heart attack on 21 April 1910 – one day after the comet had come again and appeared at its brightest. Halley’s comet only passes by Earth approximately every 76 years and has been the subject of a string of predictions since 1705.
The growth of AI startups accelerated 14-fold since 2000. And we’d bet more of them are coming up every year.