Science Trivia

  • Tobacco smoke contains at least 4,000 chemicals including: ammonia, cyanide, arsenic, and formaldehyde.
  • Botulinum toxin, the etiologic agent of botulism, is considered the most poisonous of poisons.
  • Selenologists study the Moon, as geologists study Earth.
  • Pain is measured in units of "dols". The instrument used to measure pain is a dolorimeter.
  • Corpses don't decompose as fast as they used to because of all of the chemicals and additives we eat now.
  • Methane Gas can often be seen bubbling up from the bottom of ponds. It is produced by the decomposition of dead plants and animals in the mud.
  • Clothes dried outside smell better because of a process called ‘photolysis.’ For sunlight breaks down the compounds in the laundry that cause odour, such as perspiration and body oils.
  • Blype is the skin that peels off after a bad sunburn
  • Without any greenhouse effect, Earth would be cold and lifeless with an average temp of 0.4ºF
  • Dry ice does not melt. It sublimes, which means it goes directly from solid form to gaseous form
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