Fact of the Day: Thu-10-Jun-2021

Fact of the Day: 10/06/2021 Who was the first person to invent the computer? Charles Babbage was the first inventor of the computer, creating a steam-driven machine that could calculate number tables in order to solve the U.S. census computation crisis. The computer...

Fact of the Day: Wed-09-Jun-2021

Fact of the Day: 09/06/2021 Is albinism the same as leucism? Not at all! Albinism is the complete loss of pigmentation in an animal. It is characterized by white skin and hair, and red eyes. On the other hand, leucism is only the partial loss of pigmentation. While an...

Fact of the Day: Tue-08-Jun-2021

Fact of the Day: 08/06/2021 Is it OK if your meat is iridescent? Yes, because it’s completely normal! Some people may think that meat is spoiled if it looks iridescent; however, this effect is simply caused by the varying depths of fat pockets within the meat. Return...

Fact of the Day: Mon-07-Jun-2021

Fact of the Day: 07/06/2021 What is Ladino? Ladino, or Judeo-Spanish, is a form of Spanish that became a Jewish language when Jews were cast out of Spain in the late 1400s. Why is it particularly interesting? Since many Jews no longer had contact with Spain, their...

Fact of the Day: Fri-04-Jun-2021

Fact of the Day: 04/06/2021 How many things have you touched in your entire life? Most likely… zero. The nature of atoms, and the fact that they comprise protons and electrons, makes it so that they can never ever touch each other. They may be able to get very...