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Sperm Carry Over 37 Megabytes of DNA Data, and Other Amazing Science Facts

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Did you know that the DNA information in a single sperm contains 37.5 MB worth of data? Which means that an average ejaculation almost instantly transfers roughly 1.5 1,500 terabytes of data. Suddenly USB 3.0 doesn’t look that impressive when compared to what Mother Nature’s been using for years.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg in this compilation of amazing science facts that’s a follow-up to the original from a few months ago. Can you guess what the second best selling product of all time is behind the Rubik’s Cube? Here’s a hint, it’s also covered in tiny colorful squares, but it calls them app icons. [YouTube]

https://gizmodo.com/16-fun-science-facts-you-probably-never-knew-5943941

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