Animal Eyes

Hummingbirds are small. Bee Hummingbirds are so small that they’re sometimes mistaken for insects (hence the name)! They’re the smallest bird in the world and are two and a quarter inches long and weigh less than a dime.

Between the 1590s and 1660s, the optical microscope was developed by Zacharias, Hans Jensen and Anton van Leeuwenhowek, among others. Anton van Leeuwenhoek used the simple compound microscope to observe bacteria in droplets of water!

Getting onto ‘Jeopardy!’ is no easy feat. There is a better chance of writing a ‘New York Times’ bestseller (one in 220) than competing on the show (0.4% chance). So, unless you’re one of the lucky ones, you might have to start writing that novel before you warm up the buzzer in your hand!