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W70B9
TIL the current rate of biodiversity extinction is estimated to be 1000 times higher than the background rate of 0.1 E/MSY (extinctions per million species-years) and rising all due to human activity and consumption.
KY0K9
TIL Deliberate consumption of microplastics by Japanese quail chicks does not increase mortality, morbidity or reproductive success - but does cause minor delays in growth, a higher incidence of epididymal intra-epithelial cysts and delays in female sexual maturity.
VB1N8
TIL human birth rates exhibit significant seasonality, with a large peak in spring and a similarly-sized trough in autumn/winter.