Science Facts

It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!

US scientists calculated that Santa would have to visit 822 homes a second to deliver all the world's presents on Christmas Eve, travelling at 650 miles a second.

All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).

A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine. It can help combat asthma and hay fever.

The costliest cat ever is named Little Nicky, who cost his owner $50,000. He is a clone of an older cat.

Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.

There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.

Safe drinking water can contain up to 500,000 bacteria per liter and still meet EPA safety standards.

If you're typical, you can guess someone's sex with 95% accuracy just by smelling their breath.

Ice has a naturally slippery surface even before you step on it. Scientists discovered that ice molecules at the surface can't fully bond like those below, creating a thin quasi-liquid layer just a few molecules thick. This disordered layer, combined with frictional heating when you walk or skate, is what actually makes ice so slippery.

An unprotected human can survive approximately 90 seconds of space vacuum exposure without permanent injury, as long as they exhale to prevent lung rupture.

On average, there's 100 billion neurons in the human brain.

The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.

The University of Victoria offers a course in the science of Batman.

Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!

The best diamonds are colored blue-white.

If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.

Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.

When two sets of identical twins marry each other and have children, those children are legally cousins but genetically full siblings, sharing about 50% of their DNA.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.

If you were to roll a lung from a human body and out flat it would be the size of a tennis court.

Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

Scientists from Edinburgh University found a way to turn peanut butter into diamonds.