Science Trivia

  • When ants find food, they lay down a chemical trail, called a pheromone, so that other ants can find their way from the nest to the food source
  • A perfectly clean fire produces almost no smoke. Smoke simply means that a fire is not burning properly and that bits of unburned material are escaping
  • A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound
  • Twenty-Four-Karat Gold is not pure gold; there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands
  • According to Newton's Law of Motion, when a car going 60 miles per hour in one direction gets hit by a mosquito going one mile per hour in the opposite direction, the car will slow down one-millionth of a mile per hour
  • Twenty-Four-Karat Gold is not pure gold; there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands
  • According to Newton's Law of Motion, when a car going 60 miles per hour in one direction gets hit by a mosquito going one mile per hour in the opposite direction, the car will slow down one-millionth of a mile per hour
  • Every person has a unique tongue print
  • Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas
  • The earth, carrying us, is constantly hutling through space at a speed of more than 660,000 miles per hour
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