The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
16
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
Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
42
Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
17
Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
11
If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
117
The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
65