In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
17
The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
51
Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
134
Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
38
Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
11
Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
50
Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
9
