Random Facts - May 2026

Here are the random facts that I learned in May.

• On average a new dinosaur species is found every week (learned from the May 2026 issue of National Geographic kids)

• Meat-eating dinosaurs laid long, thin eggs; plant-eaters laid round eggs. (learned from the May 2026 issue of National Geographic kids)

• One tooth is all a paleontologist needs to identify a dinosaur. (learned from the May 2026 issue of National Geographic kids)

• May 15 is Pizza Party Day

• June 3rd is World Bicycle Day

• Blue eyes are more sensitive to light than other eye colors

• Do you know the difference between grazing and browsing? Grazing refers to the process of animals feeding on the vegetation that grows near the ground such as grass and any other low-growing vegetation. Examples of grazers include sheep, zebra, rabbit, cattle, giant panda, horses, wildebeests, and capybara. On the other hand, browsing is the type of feeding whereby herbivores eat high-growing plants such as leaves, the bark of trees, and shrubs among others. Examples of browsers are white-tailed deer, goats, giraffe, Siberian ibex, alpine ibex, and Sulaiman markhor deer, among others. You can learn more here.

• Before the widespread use of modern printers and press machines, traditional printmaking techniques such as relief printing, intaglio, lithography, and screen printing were the primary methods for creating printed works. You can learn more about these types of print making here.

Can you guess?

Let me know in the comments what you think is related to my book? Any of these facts surprise you?