MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
20
Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
1
The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
17
If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
114
One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
57
Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
88
Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
134
Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
15