Science
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone,
something that no one knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.
~ Paul Dirac
15 Interesting Science Facts |
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1. More germs are transferred shaking hands than kissing. 2. Not all animals on our planet have brains, for instance starfish do not have brains. 3. Human need approximately 12 hours in order to entirely digest the food. 4. When Krakatoa erupted in 1883, its force was so great it could be heard 4,800 kilometers away in Australia. 5. Human tapeworms can grow up to 22.9m. 6. The dinosaurs became extinct before the Rockies or the Alps were formed. 7. The Earth is 4.56 billion years old…the same age as the Moon and the Sun. 8. Brain cells are the longest living cells in our body, they can last for an entire lifetime. 9. An electric eel can produce a shock of up to 650 volts. 10. The Ebola virus kills 4 out of every 5 humans it infects. 11. Can you live without your head? Well if you are a cockroach you can manage somewhere around 9 days or so. 12. While cancer is perhaps the greatest disease of humanity, sharks do not have this problem as they are totally immune to cancer. 13. Wounds infested with maggots heal quickly and without spread of gangrene or other infection. 14. 10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment. 15. Snails are definitely among the sleepiest animals as they can sleep for three years. |
Scientific Articles
Human | Environment | Health |
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10 Novels that sharpen your mind | 6 Fun Ways to Sharpen Your Memory |
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Top 10 Things that Make Humans Special | Video: Images from Space Capture Hurricane Irene’s Rise, Fall | Chocolate Reduces Heart Disease Risk |
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What Does Your Name Tell Others About You? | 11 Wild Volcano Facts | Dairy intake, heart attack risk not statistically linked |
Cultured Men Are Happier, Study Finds | Dangers in the Deep: 10 Scariest Sea Creatures | Researchers speculate that hormonal imbalances might create geniuses |
10 Facts Every Parent should know about their Teen's Brain | Why Japan's Earthquake was so strong | Best Fitness Routines Fit Your Personality, Studies Show |
New Test Predicts Chance of Relationship Breakup | Astronomers Find First Evidence Of Other Universes | Naps Clear the Mind, Help You Learn |
Global Study: Money Doesn't Buy Happiness | 10 Amazing Earth Facts! | Cancer-Fighting Foods: Facts and Fiction |
Study: Happiness Is Experiences, Not Stuff | Violent Planet: The Forces that Shape Earth | Salt: nature's antidepressant |
10 Things You Didn't Know About You | Earth in the Balance: 7 Crucial Tipping Points | New link found between yoga and "feel-good" brain chemical |
10 Things Every Man Should Know about a Woman's Brain | Jaws of Death: 10 Reasons Great White Sharks Are Great | Work Smarter, Eat Harder |
Why women live longer than men | Asia facing future food crisis | Soda drinks found to accelerate signs of aging |
Beauty in the eye of the beholder? Only for women | San Andreas Fault weakened by Sumatran quake | |
10 Things Every Woman Should Know About a Man's Brain | What is the origin of water on our planet? | |
Is sleep function really so important? | ||
How do computers interpret art, beauty and aesthetic? | ||
Eeew! | ||