, 7 October 2020
Are you a science trivia buff? See if you know these fun factoids!
The tea tree is called mānuka in New Zealand. Its scientific name is Leptospermum scoparium.
Homo homini lupus is a Latin phrase that loosely translates to ‘people are like wolves to other people’.
Humus is the dark, broken down organic matter that is found in soil.
Red dwarfs make up about three quarters of all the stars in the Milky Way.
Granite is almost three times denser than water.
Congratulations! You are a real science whiz!
Oh no! better brush up before the next quiz!
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