USD Fun Facts
This dog is an emotional support animal for the university, and can be found at upd. He's basically the unofficial mascot for usd.
Griffin!!!
This scientist’s work on X-ray diffraction was crucial to understanding the structure of DNA
Rosalind Franklin
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
How many bones are typically found in the adult human body?
207
This planet is known as the red planet because of the iron minerals in its soil
Mars
How many times has old main burned down
3 times
This scientist became the first woman to win the Nobel prize
Marie Curie
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
What is the name of tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged?
Alveoli
This element takes up about 78% of earths atmosphere
Nitrogen
When was usd established?
1862
This scientist created an injectable treatment for Hansen’s disease (leprosy)
Alice Ball
What is the only mammal that can fly rather than simply glide
A bat
What is the longest bone in the human body?
Femur
What is the hardest naturally occurring substance on earth?
Diamond
What year did D-Days begin
1914
This woman became the first American woman in space in 1983 aboard the challenger space shuttle.
Sally Ride
What animals fingerprints are so similar to humans that they can potentially be mistaken for human fingerprints
Koalas
This cranial nerve is the longest cranial nerve and helps regulate organs, including the heart, lungs, and digestive tract
Vagus Nerve
Which part of the human brain is primarily responsible for balance and coordination?
Cerebellum
Before it became a university building, what was the belbas center originally used as?
An armory and physical education building
This NASA mathematicians calculations helped make John Glenn’s 1962 spaceflight possible
Katherine Johnson
Which country has more pyramids than egypt
Sudan
This tiny bone in the human body is the only bone that does NOT directly articulate with another bone. What is it?
The hyoid bone
A day on this planet is longer than it’s year
Venus