Science Facts

    Random Science Facts

    There are 113 Science Facts!

    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
    38
    If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
    114
    The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
    51
    The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
    140
    Your brain is 80% water.
    525
    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
    57
    In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
    17
    Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
    41