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BACTERIAL DATA

Added on: 12th Feb 2016

 

DOLLAR BILLS HAVE ON AVERAGE ABOUT 3,000

DIFFERENT TYPES OF BACTERIA

Dollar bills have on average about 3,000 different types of bacteria

 

 

WHEN TWO PEOPLE KISS THEY EXCHANGE ANYWHERE

BETWEEN 10 MILLION AND 1 BILLION BACTERIA

When two people kiss they exchange anywhere between 10 million and 1 billion bacteria

 

 

IN 2007 SCIENTISTS REVIVED 8 MILLION YEAR OLD

BACTERIA FROM THE ANTARCTIC ICE

In 2007 scientists revived 8 million year old bacteria from the Antarctic ice

 

 

1/5 OF COFFEE MUGS IN YOUR OFFICE HAVE

FAECAL MATTER ON THEM

1/5 of coffee mugs in your office have fecal matter on them

 

 

EVERY 20 MINUTES NEW BACTERIA GROW

ON THE KITCHEN SPONGE

Every 20 minutes new bacteria grow on the kitchen sponge

 

 

COMPUTER KEYBOARDS CAN HAVE UP TO 200 TIMES

MORE BACTERIA THAN TOILET SEATS

Computer keyboards can have up to 200 times more than

 

 

THE STRONGEST BACTERIA ON EARTH ARE

GONORRHOEA. THEY CAN PULL NEARLY

10,000 TIMES THEIR WEIGHT

The strongest bacteria on Earth are gonorrhea. They can pull nearly 10,000 times their weight.

 

 

SINCE KANGAROOS RARELY RELEASE METHANE,

SCIENTISTS ARE TRYING TO HARVEST THE

BACTERIA IN THEIR COLONS SO THAT THEY CAN

TRANSFER THIS ABILITY TO LIVESTOCK (IN ORDER

TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS)

Since kangaroos rarely release methane, scientists are trying to harvest the bacteria in their colons so that they can transfer this ability to livestock (in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions)

 


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