The world’s smallest wasp is smaller than an amoeba
The Megaphragma mymaripenne wasp has the same body parts as any other bug (brain, wings, eyes, and more) but is a fifth of a millimetre long, making it smaller than most amoebas, which are made of just one cell.
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Some single-celled organisms are bigger than a wasp
Two can play at that game. The Caulerpa alga is made of just one cell but can grow up to 30cm long.
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“OK” most likely stands for fake words
In the 1830s, people jokingly spelled abbreviations incorrectly. One of the most famous: “All correct” turned into “orl korrekt,” and then of course into OK. Historians think it stuck because Martin Van Buren – known as Old Kinderhook, after his hometown in New York – supporters called themselves the OK Club when he was campaigning for reelection.