A woman named Violet Jessop survived the sinking of both the Titanic and its sister ship, the Britannic.
Nicknamed “Miss Unsinkable,” Jessop was a stewardess and nurse on the White Star Line’s trio of Olympic-class passenger ships. In addition to…
Humming Bird
A hummingbird’s wings beat between 50 and 200 flaps per second depending on the direction of flight, the purpose of…
A mouse can fit through a hole the size of a ballpoint pen.
A favorite comparison often used by Dr. Bobby Corrigan, noted rodentologist and award-winning pest management consultant, states that if you can put…
Scientists who work with cockroaches often become allergic to preground coffee.
In the US, the Food and Drug Administration allows a certain amount of ” insect filth” to be included in…
Cheetahs can’t roar. They can only meow like domestic house cats.
As Stephen Mills explained in BBC Wildlife Magazine, only four “big cats” can roar: lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars. These species,…
A typical cumulus cloud weighs about 1.1 million pounds.
Peggy LeMone, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, did the math for Metal Floss in 2013. According to LeMone, an average cumulus…
Twins who were born 87 days apart
The Guinness world record for the longest interval between births of twins is set by Amy and Katie. They were…
How Sun Works!
A photon from the surface of the Sun takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds for it to reach the…
Rain of Fish
Every year for the past 100 years or so, the little city of Yoro, Honduras, has experienced some very strange…