Diane Downs: The Sociopath Mother

The More You Know

• The shortest scientific –ology word is "oology."
• Scorpions are incredibly resilient: scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.
• Great white sharks are so scared of killer whales that they'll avoid an area for up to a year after spotting one.
• The first breakfast cereal had to be soaked overnight before it could be eaten.