| Pure water does not conduct electricity - Impurities found in water conduct electricity (such as salt). |
| A person weight less when the moon is directly overhead. |
| Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| If one places 2 straws in one's mouth, one inside of a drink and the other on the outside - one won't be able to drink through either of them. |
| A can of diet coke will float in water, while a can of regular coke will sink. It's because that if an object displaces more than its weight in liquid, it floats; otherwise it sinks... So the regular Coke can sinks as it is more dense than water due to sugar content in it. |
| A ball made of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber. And a ball entirely made of steel will bounce even higher than a ball of glass. |
| Scientists are working on technology to create roads that can charge electric cars as they drive on it. |
| Researchers at Boston University are working on a technology that will allow a person to download the skills directly to one's brain. |
| Scientists have found that our Milky Way galaxy contains at least 100 billion planets, many of which can support life. |
| The brain shuts down one's vision when one turns one's head quickly, to prevent motion blur. |