Fact of The Day

Insects See the Light

Some insects can see ultraviolet light.

In August 2016, a dog was elected mayor of Cormorant, Minnesota, for its third term in a row.

It's illegal for foreigners to take Indian currency (rupees) out of India.

Scientists may have discovered why birds never seem to crash into one another – they appear to always veer to the right.

According to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, there are six seasons or ritus in a year.

Because they produce an extremely high-molecular-mass hyaluronan and have ribosomes that produce extremely error-free proteins.

Millions congregate for Kumbh Mela festival in India, world's largest gathering.

American cows produce 4 times as much milk as they did in 1944.

Animals generally have a personal space around themselves which they prefer that conspecifics and other animals do not enter.

The flatworm known as Macrostomum hystrix can self-reproduce by injecting sperm into its head.

Female sharks can store sperm for up to a year before using it to fertilise their eggs.

The loudest howler monkeys have the tiniest testicles, a study found.

Much like the athletes, the horses travel to the Olympics by plane.

Congo the chimp was a famous abstract painter in the 1950s who sold paintings to Picasso, Dalí and others for up to US$26,000.

Most mammals, from elephants to shrews, live for the same number of heartbeats, about 1.5 billion, before dying.

FBI Now Tracks Animal Abuse Just Like Homicides, Arson and Assault. Because if you abuse animals, there's a chance you abuse people, too.