› added 1 week ago

2

TIL that some bugs look shiny and green not because of pigments, but due to structural coloration—microscopic structures on their exoskeletons reflect light in a way that creates a metallic or iridescent effect.

Read more sciencefocus.com

via reddit.com

8ey5Z TIL oranges and human vaginas are about the same acidity. Oranges are typically between 3.7 and 4.3 PH and the human vagina typically varies between 3.8 and 4.2 PH
KOR9B TIL that any organization can issue certificates with CPDs or Continuing Professional Education. How valuable the training is does not matter.
dQb9 TIL almost all Koreans lack the gene that causes armpit odor therefore not requiring deodorant
l7BR5 TIL Hans Zimmer is the tieless keyboardist in "Video Killed The Radio Star"
BmNd TIL that three government research institutes spent several years and millions of dollars creating a version of kimchi that could safely (and without disgusting other astronauts) be sent into space with South Korea’s first astronaut, Ko San: space kimchi.