Math Quiz

Cardinals and other birds are known to smear crushed or living ants all over their feathers. It’s not clear why but scientists believe cardinals use the formic acid secreted during this practice to get rid of lice and other parasites.

Einstein was an exceptional human being – and his brain was out of the ordinary, too! A study found that his parietal lobe was 15% larger than average. That’s the region of the brain that is responsible for mathematical thought and spatial cognition.

Shortly after he was born, Steve Jobs was adopted. His biological parents had one mandate – that their son be adopted by two college-educated people. Clara and Paul Jobs never graduated from college, but the adoption went through anyways because it was agreed that they would make sure that Steve received a university education. He did end up going to college…only to drop out later!