Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
38
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
66
Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
14
In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
39
Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
304
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
If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
114
The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
33