Myth: Every gene in your DNA codes for exactly one protein.
Reality: One gene does not equal one protein. Many genes make multiple different proteins, depending on how the mRNA from…
Human Brain is more than supercomputer
If the human brain were a computer, it could perform 38 thousand-trillion operations per second. The world’s most powerful supercomputer,…
Ants are heavier than Humans!
The total weight of all the ants on Earth is greater than the total weight of all the humans on…
Mosquitoes sucking human blood
There are more than 3,500 species of mosquitoes. They suck human blood and It would take 1,200,000 mosquitoes, each sucking at once, to…
Human eats insects
The average person consumes a pound of insects per year, mostly mixed in from other foods, such as berries, broccoli,…
Myth: A mother bird will reject its baby if it’s been touched by a human
Reality: Most birds have a poor sense of smell and wouldn’t know the difference. It’s also not wise to touch baby…
Myth: We have five senses
Reality: Besides the five empirical senses, there are at least four other senses that are rarely cited: proprioception—sensing one’s orientation in space; thermoception—a sense…