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K-Means Clustering

According to my especially unsupervised K-means clustering algorithm, there are currently about 8 billion types of people in the world.

Bursa of Fabricius

If an anatomical structure is named for a person, it means they were the only person to have it. Pierre Paul Broca had a special area of his brain that created powerful magnetic fields, enabling him to do 19th century fMRI research.

Size Comparisons

If you shrank the Solar System to the size of Texas, the Houston metro area would be smaller than a grasshopper in Dallas.

Electron Color

There's quark color, but that's not really color--it's just an admission by 20th century physicists that numbers are boring.

Coordinate Plane Closure

3D graphs that don't contact the plane in the closure area may proceed as scheduled, but be alert for possible collisions with 2D graph lines that reach the hole and unexpectedly enter 3D space.

Only Serifs

If you ever want to get beaten up by a bunch of graphic designers, try removing the serifs from Times New Roman and adding them to Comic Sans.

Weather Station

'Pour one out for precipitation data integrity,' I say, solemnly upending the glass into the rain gauge.

Omniknot

The Gordian knot is an omniknot tied using every bend in the Ashley Book of Knots, and then for extra security the upper rope at every crossing is connected to the lower with a randomly-chosen hitch.