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101 of the best random fun facts. A cloud weighs around a million tonnes. A cloud typically has a volume of around 1km 3 and a density of around 1.003kg per m 3 – that's a density that’s around 0.4 per cent lower than the air surrounding it ( this is how they are able to float ).
- Our Blood Vessels Stretch Incredibly far!
- As We Age, We ‘Lose’ Bones.
- Science Can Pay Well!
- Who’s Counting?
- That’S A Lot of Winding Up.
- Be Careful with Your Bananas!
- What Freezes Quicker – Cold Or Hot Water?
- Spheres Can Fly!
- States Are Moving Closer Together!
- Color Blindness Seems to Be A Gender issue.
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If laid end to end, the length of blood vessels in an average sized adult human body would circle our planet 2.5 times!
Human babies have up to 100 more bones than adults. As babies develop and mature, several bones fuse such as those of the cranium.
The wealthiest scientist in the world to date was John Watson. He amassed a fortune of approximately $15.8 billion.
Experts at NASA believe there are between 100 and 400 billion stars in our Milky Way, which is a far smaller number than that of the estimated number of trees on earth! That figure is calculated to be around 3.04 trillion!
You have enough DNA in your body to, if fully unravelled, stretch from Pluto to the Sun – not just once, but a staggering 17 times.
Many of us have radioactive fruit in our fruit bowls! Containing potassium, which decays, bananas are slightly radioactive!
A surprising phenomena is that hot water can freeze faster than cold water! This is known as the Mpemba effect. Worth keeping in mind the next time you’re wanting ice for that gin and tonic!
The Magnus effect is the name given to the power of ‘flight’ delivered to a ball, derived from it being ‘spun’ as it moves through the air.
Believe it or not, Hawaii is gradually moving closer and closer towards Alaska. This is thanks to tectonic plates! It technically moves approximately 7.5cm every year.
Color blindness occurs more frequently in men than women. The X chromosome is the only chromosome affected by the condition.
Learn about the weird and wonderful world we live in with these fun facts about science and nature. From blushing to bananas, from stars to jellyfish, discover the amazing facts that will blow your mind.
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- When you crack a whip, it makes a sharp sound because the tip of the whip is traveling faster than the speed of sound. It is a sort of mini sonic boom!
- You could theoretically lose weight eating celery since it takes more calories to digest celery than are contained in the vegetable.
- Shark teeth are as hard as steel.
- The only letter not used in the periodic table is J.
Oct 21, 2021 · Learn something new and interesting every day with these cool science facts about the human body, nature, technology, and more. From the human stomach dissolving razor blades to rats laughing when tickled, these facts will blow your mind.
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