May 28, 2019 - Fantastic Facts

In 1982, the comic strip The Far Side jokingly referred to the set of spikes on a Stegosaurus’s tail as a “thagomizer”. A paleontologist who read the comic realized there wasn’t any official name for the spikes and began using the new word; Thagomizer is now the generally accepted term.

Comics / May 28, 2019

Thagomizer Thagomizer on mounted Stegosaurus tail A thagomizer is the distinctive arrangement of four to ten spikes on the tails of stegosaurid dinosaurs. These spikes are believed to have been a defensive measure against predators. The arrangement of spikes originally had no distinct name; the term Thagomizer was coined in 1982 by cartoonist Gary Larson […]

In 1982, the comic strip The Far Side jokingly referred to the set of spikes on a Stegosaurus’s tail as a “thagomizer”. A paleontologist who read the comic realized there wasn’t any official name for the spikes and began using the new word; Thagomizer is now the generally accepted term. Read More »

Pringles had to use supercomputers to engineer their chips with optimal aerodynamic properties so that they wouldn’t fly off the conveyor belts when moving at very high speeds.

Business & Industrial / May 28, 2019

High Performance (Potato) Chips “I’m going to be talking about things that are very familiar to people,” said Tom Lange, Director of Modeling and Simulation at Procter & Gamble (P&G). Not the kind of introduction you normally think of when someone speaks about high performance computing applications. But this is exactly what Tom Lange talked

Pringles had to use supercomputers to engineer their chips with optimal aerodynamic properties so that they wouldn’t fly off the conveyor belts when moving at very high speeds. Read More »

Cats can drink seawater without becoming dehydrated where most animals (including humans) would die of dehydration

Cats, Hobbies & Leisure / May 28, 2019

Surprising Facts About Cats And Their Weird Relationship With Water Cats have a weird love-hate relationship with water. Most cats can’t stand water, but there are a few exceptions. Some breeds even LOVE to swim! But what’s stranger is how cats have evolved to interact with water. Some of these facts may really surprise you!

Cats can drink seawater without becoming dehydrated where most animals (including humans) would die of dehydration Read More »

Giant Tarantulas will keep frogs as pets, keeping them safe from potential predators. In return these frogs will eat tiny insects that could otherwise harm Tarantula eggs before they hatch.

Biological Sciences, Exotic Pets, Hobbies & Leisure / May 28, 2019

Giant Tarantulas and Tiny Frogs Are Friends with Benefits Some tarantulas and frogs seem to have an interesting relationship – the unlikely pair sometimes co-exist in shared living arrangements. Measuring hardly more than half an inch in length, microhylids might seem like a pretty insignificant family of frogs. But they’ve crossed onto scientific radars in

Giant Tarantulas will keep frogs as pets, keeping them safe from potential predators. In return these frogs will eat tiny insects that could otherwise harm Tarantula eggs before they hatch. Read More »