32 Bits of Math and Science Trivia to Punch Into Your Graphing Calculator When the Teacher’s Not Looking

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32 Bits of Math and Science Trivia to Punch Into Your Graphing Calculator When the Teacher’s Not Looking

It’s been quite a long time since we’ve needed an actual calculator, so can you help us out here? How many digits can one of these new age calculators display anyway? 

Ha! Look at us. We needed a calculator for answers, and now we need you for answers. As a thank you, we can provide a whole bunch of answers that you didn’t even ask for. Think of this as a little knowledge-share.

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Bees can learn about numbers and do simple math.

Honeybees join humans as the only known animals that can tell the difference between odd and even numbers. GRACKED.COM Studies have shown honey- bees can learn to order quantities, perform simple addition and subtraction, match symbols with quan- tities and relate size and number concepts.

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Fish can do basic math

Fish can do simple calculations Researchers recently discovered that cichlids and stingrays can do addition and subtraction in range of 1 to 5. CRACKED

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How is this number so low?

3% of the general population has antisocial personality disorder. The mental health disorder is characterized by a disregard for other people and consistently showing no regard for right and wrong. CRACKED.COM

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Crikey, the Culmination of Science

The genus Crikey contains only one species, a snail named in honor of a late, dearly missed Australian conservationist: Crikey steveirwini. This is what science has been working toward all these years. CRACKED

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Data manipulation: Brian Wansink resigns.

EAT FAKE FOOD SCIENCE Brian Wansink, the leader of a food lab at Cornell, had to quit after six of his studies were taken back because of data manipulation and other research misconduct. In four papers alone, 150 problems were found. CRACKED

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Man allegedly posed as reflexologist, touched women's feet.

A man posed as a reflexologist to touch women's feet in British Columbia. CRACKED.COM Of course, 'reflexology' is not actual science or medi- cine, so who is to say any- one can even 'pose' as a practitioner? Probably the women whose feet were being touched.

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A Scottish doctor inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes.

Arthur Conan Doyle loosely based Sherlock Holmes on Dr. Joseph Bell, a Scottish surgeon. Dr. Bell would often pick a stranger, and by ob- serving him, deduce his occupation and recent activities. Не was consid- ered a pioneer in forensic science. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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First Science-Fiction Convention

The first sci-fi convention happened in Victorian England. Edward Bulwer-Lytton's book Vril: The Power of The Coming Race garnered such a following that a five day long Vril-Ya Bazaar and Fête was held in London in 1891. This is considered the very first sci-fi convention, complete with merch booths and cosplayers.

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Achievement despite adversity: Benjamin Banneker.

CRACKED BENJAMIN BANNEKER was a free African American who achieved great things in science and math at the turn of the 19th century, despite having only basic schooling. Не was even invited to join the survey team mapping out the new capital, Washington, D.C.

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