Science Trivia

  • Leap day doesn't happen every 4 years. On a span of 400 years, there are only 97 leap days, not 100
  • Pain travels at a speed of 3,000 feet per second.
  • Gasoline was once sold in small bottles specifically to cure lice.
  • 100 million years ago, a day was only 21 hours long, not 24.
  • The botanical name of the chocolate plant is Theobramba cacao, which means "Food of the Gods."
  • Scientists have found that chocolate has a chemical that helps counteract depression.
  • When the moon is directly overhead, you weigh slightly less.
  • Pufferfish poison is 500 times stronger than cyanide.
  • The scientific term for picking one's nose is `rhinotillexonamia`.
  • The greatest amount of bacteria on your body can be found between your toes.
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