Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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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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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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