Humans DNA is 40% the same as bananas.
think of human DNA as a blueprint of a ranch home and banana DNA as that of a colonial-style home. In each house, a bunch of things are similar but the end products are both quite different.
2019
Italian banker, Gilberto Baschiera is Considered a Modern-day Robin Hood..
For 7 years, he secretly diverted 1 million euros to poorer clients from the wealthy ones so they could qualify for loans.
Chimichanga means “thingamajig”.
Culinary historians and Arizona restaurants argue about exactly where and who invented the Chimichanga. Two Tucson restaurants claim bragging rights to creating the first Chimichanga.
2018
The Bone Wars. In the late 1800s two Rival Paleontologists Sought to Disgrace each other.
Both paleontologists were ruined financially, but their efforts led to the discovery of 136 new species of dinosaurs.
A fitness app accidentally revealed the location of military bases around the world.
The app uses GPS to track users activitity, this information was used create a heat map
2018
The "Refrigerator Safety Act" Was passed because Early refrigerators would only open from outside and trap children.
Magnetic strips were used on fridge doors to create an air-proof seal that would open from the inside with a light push. Even tests with children were conducted.
2015
Eskimos use refrigerators to stop their food from freezing.
Since the climate is very cold in the places where Eskimos reside, food can develop freezer burn easily if left unprotected
2020
free-ranging domestic cats are the top threat to wildlife.
killing an estimated 1.3 to 3.7 billion birds and 6.3 to 22.3 billion mammals annually in the US
2020
In contrast, plants grown in nutrient solution produced more and longer root hairs in low P conditions.
Low Phosphorus solution makes longer root hairs?
We know more about Mars and our Moon than we do about our oceans.
We have fully mapped 100% of the surface of Mars and Earth’s Moon, whereas we have only been able to map roughly 5% of the ocean floor.
2009
