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

Branch: MetallurgyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Metallurgy. Subject: MalleabilityRetrievalClick for trivia items under Malleability. Topic: GoldRetrievalClick for trivia items under Gold.

Pure gold is so soft that jewellery made from it bends easily.

Branch: Festivity RetrievalClick for trivia items under Festivity . Subject: Measurements RetrievalClick for trivia items under Measurements . Topic: Metric SystemRetrievalClick for trivia items under Metric System.

The USA devotes October 10 as National Metric Day to recognise the metric system, which is not the country’s customary measurement system.

Branch: Festivity RetrievalClick for trivia items under Festivity . Subject: Geometry RetrievalClick for trivia items under Geometry . Topic: Pi (π) constantRetrievalClick for trivia items under Pi (π) constant.

Pi Day is March 14.

NOTE: March 14 is informally observed in many countries to celebrate the mathematical constant Pi (Greek letter π) with pi-themed activities.

Branch: Anatomy RetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy . Subject: Tongue RetrievalClick for trivia items under Tongue . Topic: Taste RetrievalClick for trivia items under Taste .

The lifespan of a taste bud is approximately 10 days.

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: OstrichesRetrievalClick for trivia items under Ostriches. Topic: SizeRetrievalClick for trivia items under Size.

An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

Branch: BiologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Biology. Subject: GeneticsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Genetics. Topic: DermatoglyphicsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Dermatoglyphics.

Individuals suffering from rare genetic defects namely, Naegeli syndrome and dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis have no fingerprints.

Branch: BiologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Biology. Subject: PseudomedicineRetrievalClick for trivia items under Pseudomedicine. Topic: PathologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Pathology.

Fly larvae help to heal wounds faster because they eat the dead skin cells and bacteria in the process called Maggot Debridement Therapy.

Branch: BiologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Biology. Subject: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Topic: EmbryologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Embryology.

Alligators lack sex-determined chromosomes so temperature determines their gender (between 30-33oC or 86-91.4oF). They give birth to females in slightly colder temperatures and to males in slightly warmer temperatures.

Branch: BiologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Biology. Subject: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Topic: OnychologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Onychology.

Fingernails grow about three to four times faster than toenails.

Branch: BiologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Biology. Subject: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Topic: PneumologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Pneumology.

The smallest organ in the body is the pineal gland, a pea-shaped gland in the brain.

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