The earliest microscopes were called flea glasses because they were predominantly used to observe small insects such as fleas!
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When the Amazon Kindle was first released, it sold out in five-and-a-half hours. The groundbreaking e-reader remained out of stock for 5 months! The device's name came from branding consultants Michael Cronan and Karin Hibma, who suggested ‘Kindle’, meaning to light a fire.
Hundreds of years ago, Robert Hooke published a book called Micrographia that included hand-drawn images of samples observed under a microscope! Hooke, who we mentioned in a previous fact, is often credited as the discoverer of cells, after studying cork under the microscope.
Newborn babies have 300 bones and around 10,000 tastebuds all over their mouths. Some bones will fuse together as they grow, and all the tastebuds that are not on the tongue itself will disappear. In the first year of a baby’s life, the size of its brain will double!
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When the Amazon Kindle was first released, it sold out in five-and-a-half hours. The groundbreaking e-reader remained out of stock for 5 months! The device's name came from branding consultants Michael Cronan and Karin Hibma, who suggested ‘Kindle’, meaning to light a fire.
Hundreds of years ago, Robert Hooke published a book called Micrographia that included hand-drawn images of samples observed under a microscope! Hooke, who we mentioned in a previous fact, is often credited as the discoverer of cells, after studying cork under the microscope.
Newborn babies have 300 bones and around 10,000 tastebuds all over their mouths. Some bones will fuse together as they grow, and all the tastebuds that are not on the tongue itself will disappear. In the first year of a baby’s life, the size of its brain will double!
The dragon fruit is actually a cactus! It's native to parts of Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador but is now grown in tropical areas all over the world. The name is believed to have originated from its dragon-like appearance including its tough outer layer, complete with spikes that look like scales.
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