Mind-blowing Facts That Literally Nobody Has Heard Before

Big Boy Bacteria

The world's largest bacterium is actually visible to the human eye. The Thiomargarita namibiensis can have a diameter of .07 millimeters. For comparison, your average run of the mill bacterium has a diameter of 0.001 millimeters. 

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