Fact of the Day: Fri-06-Jan-2023

Fact of the Day: 06/01/2023 Chances are, you’ve heard, or at least seen a picture, of the Crab Nebula. The reason for its fame is fairly obvious—its stunning array of colors and expansive shape make it a spectacle to behold. Did you know there’s a lesser-known nebula...

Fact of the Day: Thu-05-Jan-2023

Fact of the Day: 05/01/2023 If you’re into art or have watched any TV shows or movies that have art as a component, you may have heard of the term ‘impressionism.’ But what does it actually mean? Impressionism is an art style that started in France in the mid-to-late...

Fact of the Day: Wed-04-Jan-2023

Fact of the Day: 04/01/2023 Why are the two world wars indicated as WWI and WWII? Why not WW1 and WW2? Their generally-accepted names use Roman numerals, which, while not as widespread as the Hindu-Arabic numeral system we use today, are still used quite a bit—in...

Fact of the Day: Tue-03-Jan-2023

Fact of the Day: 03/01/2023 In everyday language, we often use exclamation marks for emphasis. For example, you might say that a house is “really big!” to drive home how big it is. Did you know that the exclamation mark is also used in mathematics? Its purpose is not...

Fact of the Day: Mon-02-Jan-2023

Fact of the Day: 02/01/2023 What happens when you get a paper cut? You bleed a little and then the bleeding stops, right? Have you ever wondered why the bleeding stops? When a blood vessel is damaged, it sends out a signal that calls little components in blood, known...