Animals with smaller bodies and faster metabolic rates perceive time more slowly than we do, researchers say, letting them soak up more information per second.

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A single gram of venom from Bruno’s casque-headed frog (Aparasphenodon brunoi) would be enough to kill 80 people, or 300,000 mice.

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Taking pi to 39 digits allows you to measure the circumference of the observable universe to within the width of a single hydrogen atom.

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Radiation from outside the galaxy is responsible for ten trillionths of your tan.

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Scientists say there is enough gold in the Earth’s core to cover the entire surface 18 inches deep.

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About 8 percent of the human DNA actually comes from viruses.

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