Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
75
There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
13
Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
89
For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
34
Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
6
The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
21
At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
15