Science Fun Facts

  • #1 The human brain takes in 11 million bits of information every second but is aware of only 40.
  • #2 If you drilled a tunnel straight through the Earth and jumped in, it would take you exactly 42 minutes and 12 seconds to get to the other side.
  • #3 A medium-sized cumulus cloud weighs about the same as 80 elephants.
  • #4 A single bolt of lightning contains enough energy to cook 100,000 pieces of toast.
  • #5 Gorillas and potatoes have two more chromosomes than humans do.
  • #6 Human saliva contains a painkiller called opiorphin that is six times more powerful than morphine.
  • #7 In an average lifetime, human skin completely replaces itself 900 times.
  • #8 The air in an average-sized room weighs about 100 pounds.
  • #9 If you were to drive your car to space, it would take about an hour for you to get there.
  • #10 Lava can flow as fast as a sprinting greyhound.
  • #11 A red blood cell can make a complete circuit of your body in 20 seconds.

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