Trivia : General Facts

Trivia : Item Teasers

Trivia are facts that can be amusing although they are mostly knowledge that we can do without. Here, we have compiled some of them.


Ten random selection

Astronauts grow taller in space because the cartilage disks in their spine expand under zero gravity.
 
Shark teeth do not suffer from cavities and can be replaced within a day of losing one.
 
The lifespan of a taste bud is approximately 10 days.
 
A person’s heart is about the size their fist.
A chameleon has a tongue that is roughly twice the length of its body.
While mainly for acquiring food, chimpanzees use tools more than any other animal except humans.
 
The microwave oven was invented after an American physicist and inventor named Percy Spencer found a candy bar had melted in his pocket while he was working on a radar tube in 1945 at his job.
 
The little lump of flesh in front of the ear canal and right next to the temple is called tragus.
 
Every person possesses a unique tongue print.
Termite queens can live 25 to 50 years while worker and soldier termites only live a year or two.

Published on: 13 Feb 2019 2124.
Last updated: 13 Feb 2019 2124.