Science Facts

    Random Science Facts

    There are 113 Science Facts!

    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
    57
    Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
    11
    Why Do Old Books Have a Distinct Smell?
    The reason why old books have such a distinct smell is because hundreds of organic compounds in the pages break down over time and release chemicals that smell like almond, vanilla, and grass.
    33
    The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
    65
    Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
    3
    Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
    134
    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
    66
    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
    89