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Daily tweets about all things science

Joined July 2011
Elephant brains can weigh as much as 11 lb, more than the brain of any other land animal.
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Capuchin male monkeys urinate on themselves to attract a mate.
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Oysters create pearls as a defense mechanism.
Penguins can't taste sweet or savory flavors, only sour and salty ones.
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A lightning bolt carries X-ray radiation.
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The first moments of a solar flare, captured at different wavelengths!
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A teaspoon of honey is actually the lifework of 12 bees.
Technically, right now, you're hovering.
A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale.
A cat's brain can store 1,000 times more data than an iPad.
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Flamingos can bend their knees backwards.
Would you want to see it?
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Human Blood Vessels (Arteries of the Hand & the Lower Limb).
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