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Chimpanzee

You are an ape!

Random Science Fact #23 You are an ape! All humans are members of the species Homo sapiens which is in ...
IC 1101

The Largest Know Galaxy is IC 1101

Random Science Fact #39 The largest known galaxy is IC 1101 and it has about 100 trillion stars. That's 1000 ...
Neutron Star

Just One Cup of Neutron Star Matter Would Weigh About 480 Trillion Pounds

Random Science Fact #50 Just one cup of neutron star matter would weigh about 480 trillion pounds on earth. That's ...

About 100 Trillion Neutrinos Pass Through The Human Body Every Second

Random Science Fact #65 About 100 trillion neutrinos pass through the human body every second! Neutrinos are elementary particles that ...
Human Skeleton

There are 206 Bones in the Adult Human Body

Random Science Fact #67 There are 206 bones in an adult human body. Interestingly you have 64 more bones at ...
Duck Billed Platypus

The Male Duckbilled Platypus Has a Venomous Spur

Random Science Fact #80 The male duck billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has a venomous spur on its hind foot that ...
Corpse Flower Rafflesia arnoldii

The Largest Flower in the World Smells Like a Rotting Corpse

Random Science Fact #87 The plant with the largest single flower in the world smells like a rotting corpse! Rafflesia ...

Octopus Don’t Have Tentacles

Random Science Fact #97 Octopus don't have tentacles. Cephalopod tentacles are long and only have suckers near their club shaped ...
Electric eel

The electric eel can produce a shock of over 500 volts

Random Science Fact #34 The electric eel(Electrophorus electricus) which is actually a knifefish and not an eel can produce a ...

The average person sheds about 75 lbs of skin in a lifetime.

Random Science Fact #35 The average person sheds about 75 lbs of skin in their lifetime. People shed an average ...