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.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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