Random Science Fact #23 You are an ape! All humans are members of the species Homo sapiens which is in the taxonomical family: Hominidae (a.k.a. The Great Apes). Get the Shirt! You are an Ape! T-Shirt – Random Science Fact #23 $23.95 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on…
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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 times more then our own Milky Way Galaxy which has about 100 billion stars. Get the Shirt! The Largest Galaxy T-Shirt – Random Science Fact #39 $23.95 Select options This product has multiple variants. The…
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 more than Mount Everest which weighs about 357 trillion pounds. Get the Shirt! Neutron Star Matter T-Shirt – Random Science Fact #50 $23.95 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen…
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 do not participate in strong interactions with normal matter. This is what allows them to usually pass unnoticed through normal matter such as the human body. Get the Shirt! Neutrinos T-Shirt – Random Science Fact…
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 birth but some of them fuse together as you grow. Get the Shirt! 206 Bones T-Shirt – Random Science Fact #67 $23.95 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on…
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 can dispense enough poison to kill a 20-30 lb mammal.The venom is only produced during breeding season. Get the Shirt! Platypus Venomous Spur T-Shirt – Random Science Fact #80 $23.95 Select options This product has…
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 arnoldii has evolved its 3′ wide flower to attract flies and beetles to pollinate it. Mimicking the smell of rotting meat is a great way to ensure that the flower is found by these insects.…
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 ends. The limbs of an octopus are called arms. They have suckers the entire length of the arm and they are shorter than tentacles. Squid and cuttlefish have 2 tentacles as well as 8 arms.…
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 shock of over 500 volts and a current of around 1 ampere! This is enough to kill an adult human by drowning, interupting breathing, or heart failure but it is extremely rare. Most electric eel…