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: AstronomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Astronomy. Subject: Solar SystemRetrievalClick for trivia items under Solar System. Topic: PlanetsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Planets.

Venus has the longest day of any planet in our solar system. It completes one rotation every 243 Earth days.

NOTE: Venus completes one 360° rotation on its axis every 243 Earth days (formally called a sidereal day Glossary The sidereal day is the time it takes for the Earth to complete one rotation about its axis with respect to the ‘fixed’ stars. By fixed, we mean that we treat the ...). This rotation is longer than the time it takes Venus to orbit the Sun at 224.7 Earth days.

Branch: EntomologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Entomology. Subject: CockroachesRetrievalClick for trivia items under Cockroaches. Topic: DecapitationRetrievalClick for trivia items under Decapitation.

A cockroach can live for several days without its head before it starves to death.

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: PalaeontologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Palaeontology. Subject: FuelRetrievalClick for trivia items under Fuel. Topic: Natural GasRetrievalClick for trivia items under Natural Gas.

Natural gas is both colourless and odourless. The smell is added artificially to make leaks easier to detect.

Branch: ZoologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Zoology. Subject: SpeedRetrievalClick for trivia items under Speed. Topic: FalconsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Falcons.

The fastest bird is the peregrine falcon with a dive speed of more than 200 miles per hour.

Branch: ZoologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Zoology. Subject: VulturesRetrievalClick for trivia items under Vultures. Topic: FlyingRetrievalClick for trivia items under Flying.

Vultures can soar for hours without flapping a wing.

Branch: AstronomyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Astronomy. Subject: Solar SystemRetrievalClick for trivia items under Solar System. Topic: DiamondsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Diamonds.

Scientists believe that diamond rains occur on Neptune and Uranus due to high levels of hydrocarbon and pressure.

Branch: ZoologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Zoology. Subject: GoldfishRetrievalClick for trivia items under Goldfish. Topic: VisionRetrievalClick for trivia items under Vision.

The common goldfish has one of the rare abilities to see both infrared and ultraviolet light.

Branch: BiologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Biology. Subject: BioengineeringRetrievalClick for trivia items under Bioengineering. Topic: BacteriologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Bacteriology.

The first living organism whose parent is a computer is the synthetic biological cell called Synthia.

Branch: BiologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Biology. Subject: GeneticsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Genetics. Topic: GenomicsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Genomics.

Humans share 50% of DNA with some plants like bananas and animals like chicken, chimpanzee and fruit fly.

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