Babel

The Library of Babel describes a library containing books filled with every possible combination of letters, consequently containing all knowledge—both true and false.


This page is a pretty version of a big Markdown file where I try to note down basically any thing I find noteworthy or interesting.

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Scale of life

Ineteresting things from this:

  • Smallest animal: Myxobolus Shekel. Smaller than a WBC at 10 micrometeres.
  • Biggest butterfly: Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing. Bigger than human brain at 18cm.
  • Largest insect to ever live: Meganeura (283 MYA). At 40cm long, a dragonfly larger than a house cat.
  • Rafflesias are larger than German Shepherds
  • Earth’s largest crab: Japanese Spider Crab. 1m, leg span of 3.75m. Almost half the size of a human.
  • Always thought Mososaurs were largest animal to ever live but it’s the Blue whale at 26m. I don’t think I ever appreciated how unfathomably huge they are.
  • World’s largest living tree: Hyperion - a giant redwood in california. 115m. to read: `https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/tallest-tree-world-Hyperion-redwood-national-park-15845425.php