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.

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Branch: EntomologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Entomology. Subject: InsectsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Insects. Topic: MosquitoesRetrievalClick for trivia items under Mosquitoes.

Women get bitten by mosquitoes more often than men do because mosquitoes like the scent of estrogen, a female hormone.

NOTE: This fact is based on the assumption that all other factors between males and females are equal. Many factors actually causes mosquitoes to target certain humans. These include sweat, body odour, body chemicals such as uric acid (builds up in skin), lactic acid (released from pores), octanol (in sweat and breath), acetone (in breath), and estradiol (a collective constituent of oestrogen).

Branch: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Subject: Eyes RetrievalClick for trivia items under Eyes . Topic: Senses RetrievalClick for trivia items under Senses .

The sizes of ours eyes are the same for all babies and the same for all adults. Also, our ears and nose never stops growing.

NOTE: Baby eyes are approximately 16mm at birth and grow to approximately 24mm in adults for all sexes and ethnic groups. Ears and nose get larger due the effect of gravity. It is thought that their cartilages stop growing by late teens.

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: AstronomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Astronomy. Subject: MoonRetrievalClick for trivia items under Moon. Topic: FootprintsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Footprints.

The footprints made by astronauts on the moon will stay there for many centuries. There is no erosion on the moon to disturb the footprints.

NOTE: The moon has no weather so there is no erosion from wind, rain, rivers or the sea. There is also no geological activity to disturb the soil, like volcanoes or earthquakes. The effect of the solar wind on soil particles on the moon surface is far too slow to be significant. Meteorite strikes are the only likely sources to erase the footprints. Even a tiny fragment or speck of space rock can wipe out a single footprint.

Branch: ZoologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Zoology. Subject: OstrichesRetrievalClick for trivia items under Ostriches. Topic: EggsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Eggs.

The largest egg laid by a living bird is that of the common ostrich of Africa. It is 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 centimetres)in length and 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 centimetres) in diameter.

Branch: BiologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Biology. Subject: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Topic: StomatologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Stomatology.

Every person possesses a unique tongue print.

Branch: BiologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Biology. Subject: AnatomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Anatomy. Topic: AngiologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Angiology.

Placed end to end, all blood vessels in the human body would measure around 60,000 miles or 99,000 kilometers.

Branch: BiologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Biology. Subject: ZoologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Zoology. Topic: CetologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Cetology.

Whales and dolphins obtain most of the water they need from their food.

Branch: BiologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Biology. Subject: ZoologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Zoology. Topic: GerontologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Gerontology.

The water animal Hydra appears not to age or die of old age because of its regenerative ability.

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.