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Scientists estimate there are 8.7 million species on Earth with only 1.2 million having been identified so far! Get a move on, boffins!

Vampire bats really live up to their name! They don't drink human blood though - they prefer sheep, cows and other mammals. And they don't drink nearly enough to do the animal any harm. They use their fangs, and make a small hole then lap the blood up as it comes out. Urgh.

The anatomy of a pig’s neck muscles and spine has certain limitations to the movement of their head and restricts them to look upwards. This makes it impossible for them to look up straight to the sky.

Your heart doesn’t stop completely but, it may slow down or skip a beat. But it has nothing to worry about.

This is pure myth! Blink rates are pretty identical of both the sexes. Scientists have suggested that the interval between blink is nearly about 2-10 seconds so an average person blinks about 10 times per minute. Another interesting fact is that, we blink less frequently if our eyes are focused on one thing. For instance, while you read, you only blink three times per minute because while reading you are very focused.

Chocolate consists of an ingredient called theobromine (similar to caffeine) that is toxic to dogs. Dogs are not capable of breaking it down or metabolizing theobromine as humans can. Theobromine majorly affects a dog’s central nervous system, heart and kidneys.

There is no right answer for this, according to 2019 Experian Consumer Credit Review found that an average American has around four credit cards. If you can responsibly manage multiple credit cards, then you can maximize annual statement credits, rewards and interest-free financing.

Camels have different ways to adapt to their environment. They have a third clear eyelid that helps in protecting their eyes from blowing sand. Also, two rows of long lashes protect their eyes.

Yes, this is true, as per the calculation it is said that a person will weigh 0.48g lighter for a 100kg person. When the moon is directly overhead, they are going to weigh 0.5g lighter as the moon attracts you in the same way it attracts water when it makes tides.

As per the sixth edition of the Columbia Encyclopedia (2000), Muhammad is the most common name in the world including its variations. More than 150 million men and boys in the world bear the name Muhammad which makes it the most popular name in the world.

This is a total myth as Coca-Cola has always been the same colour right from the start since its invention in 1886. You should try reading Coca-Cola story of John S. Pemberton from Atlanta in 1886 for better clarifications.

True, to make a sentence in English, it should both include a subject and predicate. In the sentence, ‘I am’, ‘I’ is subject and ‘am’ is a predicate and also expresses a complete thought. Thus, ‘I am’ is the shortest sentence in English.

Yes, surprising right? But not in the way we interpret sleep. James and Cottel have conducted research which shows that ants have a cyclical pattern of resting periods where each nest respite collectively which lasts for around eight minutes in a 12-hour period.

We have to break it to you that tongue is not the strongest muscle in the body. The tongue itself is a muscle and it contains at least eight different muscles which are intertwine by creating a very flexible matrix. The strongest muscle in the body is Masseter which is responsible for lifting up the jaw.

People always wonder why Mona Lisa doesn’t have any eyebrows. This mystery has been solved, all thanks to an engineer named Pascal Cotte. When Da Vinci had painted Mona Lisa, he indeed painted her eyebrows but over time these eyebrows were eroded due to cleaning over time to the point where it’s no longer visible today.

Does hot water melt ice faster than cold water? Intuitively you may think that hot water will always melt ice faster than a colder counterpart, but this isn't always the case. Throw a few ice cubes into warm water, and then place a few more under some cold tap water, and see what happens. Spoiler alert: the cold tap will melt the ice faster.

Scientists have spent five years classifying the size, mass and population of all living organisms, and at the end they made a surprising discovery — that the tiniest and largest living entities on Earth dominate by sheer mass.

Many of us are unaware of the difference between bees and wasps and consider both of them equally harmful. However, this is not the case. Although they may look similar in color, the physical and behavioral characteristics of bees and wasps are different.

Ron shared that his inspiration for this piece comes from a Haida story. "As told to me by my grandfather: In the beginning there was Raven and Butterfly. They played amongst the stars. They played tag and hide and seek. They played until they got tired of the games. They looked for something else to play with. They found the Earth. They went to Rose Spit which is on the northernmost tip of Haida Gwaii. They walked in the sand. Soon they noticed something squirt water into the sky. They went to investigate and found a clam. They started to play with the clam. Soon they saw a movement in the clam. They saw human forms in the clam. The humans closed the clam to hide from Raven and Butterfly. No matter how hard they tried to open the clam it wouldn’t open. Raven talked quietly to the humans. Soon the humans opened the clam to see what was talking to them. They got braver and came out of the clam. Soon butterfly got tired of the humans and flew away. The humans started to climb all over Raven. Soon Raven got tired of the humans climbing on him. Raven flew away. There were still some humans on Raven. They started to tickle Raven. Soon Raven shook and some fell off. Where the Humans landed they started to make villages. That is how Haida Gwaii was given to the Haida people." ~ Ron Russ

Lepidoptera are classified into butterflies and moths. Taxonomists commonly argue over how to define the obvious differences between butterflies and moths.

While crows and ravens may look similar and are both highly intelligent birds, they are very different in their behavior, habitat and even have physical characteristics that clearly distinguish them from one another.

Historically, there has been debate in and out of science over what qualifies as an "ape" and what qualifies as a "monkey." The two words have different language origins, but they have often been used interchangeably in translations and popular culture. Even past versions of academic resources, like the 1910 edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica, have indicated that "ape" and "monkey" are synonymous.

Although Nakamoto remains a mysterious figure, his goal for creating cryptocurrency, in itself, was never a mystery. Simply put, he created it to take financial control back from financial elites, giving ordinary people a chance to take part in a decentralized financial system. Bitcoin remains open-source, meaning that no one has the power to own or control it in its entirety. Its design is public and it is open for anyone to participate.

The deepest part of the ocean is the Mariana Trench, which is about 11km deep at the deepest point found so far. For reference, you could put Mount Everest in there and still have around 2km to spare! It's very dark down there and the pressure is intense - it's 8 tons per square inch, which means if you were down there it would be like trying to hold up 50 jumbo jets. So, if you wanted to explore it you'd need a powerful machine with very bright lights. And that's exactly what the Deepsea Challenger did! This submersible vehicle reached the furthest anyone has ever gone, almost to the bottom, piloted by James Cameron. That's right, James Cameron of Titanic and Avatar fame! He's a big fan of ocean exploration!

Oceans have an average depth of of 12,100 feet, and sunlight can only penetrate about 330 feet in water, so everything below that will be dark. There are five layers - the sunlight zone, the twilight zone, the midnight zone, the abyss, and the trenches. It's very hard to see in the dark (obviously), so that makes exploring difficult. Deep sea creatures have adapted - some make their own light in the dark ocean using a process called bioluminescence. You can see jellyfish and other creatures glowing and glittering, or (in the case of the creepy-looking anglerfish - remember Finding Nemo?) using their light to attract prey!