In general, a science involves a pursuit of knowledge covering general truths or the operations of fundamental laws. It is approximately 149,597,890km away from the sun and is the only planet known to sustain life. Youre welcome to read all the replies, and were offering you our own favorites. Whereas this book is ed, the facts obviously arent so please feel free to. While 97% of the worlds water is salty and sloshing about in the oceans, only about 2% is left as fresh and drinkable and 70% of that 2% is locked in the icecaps of antarctica. When you crack a whip, it makes a sharp sound because the tip of the whip is traveling faster than the speed of sound. In the land of the kiwis, for instance, youll find the highest concentration of pet owners on the planet. John lloyd, john mitchinson and james harkin have published their newest book about 1,227 interesting facts that should blow your socks off. The deepest part of the ocean, however, is about 36,200 feet down 11,030 m. Enjoy amazing information and cool facts about everything from plants that eat insects to animals that sleep while standing up with our wide range of fun nature facts for kids. This is interesting because early science fiction authors, artists and illustrators described space concepts and spacecraft based on the limited scientific. The earth is the third planet from the sun and one of the most special in the solar system.
In exact terms it is 299,792,458 ms metres per second that is equal to 186,287. Find out the answer to these questions and more in this offbeat list of fun facts in science and history. Researchers wishing to study them must sign a waiver in order to do so. Coming tremors make the snakes behave erratically, throwing themselves into walls and leaving their dens in winter. Everyone knows a few fun random facts they can pull out as a party trick or a conversation icebreaker. This is somewhat understandable the study of the human brain is one of the least explored. The human brain is over three times as big as the brain of other mammals that are of similar body size. Scientists estimate that the nose can recognise a trillion different scents. I know, maybe you dont think so but i guarantee youll learn something in this section. Fun facts about reindeer little bins for little hands. There are a lot of myths and misinformation about the brain that pass as brain facts.
You can learn more about these interesting furry animals as you countdown to christmas. This is interesting because early science fiction authors, artists and illustrators described space concepts and spacecraft based on the limited scientific knowledge available at the time, whereas more modern writers generally portray the same basic systems as used in. Planet facts for kids science for kids fun facts to learn. The first page of the pdf of this article appears above. Rabbits and parrots can see behind themselves without moving their heads. Babies dont shed tears until theyre at least one month old. These brain facts dispel many brain myths based on outdated knowledge.
Thats right, you didnt misread, here we have one thousand random and interesting facts about literally everything you could think of. It only takes 6 minutes for brain cells to react to alcohol. In response to the lorax the foresting industry published truax to teach kids about the importance of logging. Thats almost half of the entire population of the u. Science is a broad concept which encompasses several disciplines, so compiling a list of interesting facts on this subject is no easy job. Interesting points the iss effort involves more than 100,000 people in space agencies, at 500 contractor facilities, and in 37 u. Did you know that the number of cars on the planet is increasing three times faster than the people and if you put all the worlds ants together and weigh them, they would still. Amaze yourself and your friends with these science facts. Impress your friends with these incredible facts about the world around us 1. With the biggest football tournament just around the corner were given you ten facts on the world cup the largest southern american country and host of the 2014 football world cup brazil the second longest serving british monarch the queen elizabeth ii american pop icon and singersongwriter lana del rey canadian oscar nominated actor, director and musician ryan gosling. It was recognized as a discipline in the 19th century. We are counting down 5 days of christmas science projects for kids with a little bit of christmas biology, specifically fun reindeer facts. While that is good to an extent, the fact that most of us are so dependent, and even obsessed with technology, is scary at times. During the spring and fall equinoxes the shadow cast by the angle of the sun and edges of the nine steps of the pyramid.
Studying and understand the world is all science about. So lets understand our world better by going through these interesting facts about science. Dont get caught not knowing the true origin story for kleenex, or what a beefalo is. Join us as we head into the universe to discover ten fascinating facts about the moon 10 facts about the moon. Here is the selection of the 40 best scientific facts urban times made for you. On a lighter note, here are some interesting facts about technology we use every day.
Babies have about 300 bones at birth, with cartilage between many of them. It is also probably no coincidence that early egyptians built the great sphinx so that it points directly toward the rising sun on the day of the vernal equinox at chichen itza, mexico, the mayan celebrate the first day of spring with the return of the sun serpent. Not many people know that venus is the only planet in the solar system which rotates in clockwise direction, or that we have 300 bones at the time of our birth, which eventually fuse to become 206. The famous fall of an apple over his head is believed to be just a story, and not a fact, by various historians who doubt the incidence. Scientists dont yet know why this is but you can thank the hard work of. This is a collection of fun and interesting science facts.
Environmental science is a quantitative discipline with both applied and theoretical aspects and has been influential in informing the policies of governments around the world. Some snakes can sense when an earthquake is coming. Helping your child learn science is part of the presidents efforts to provide parents with the latest research and practical information designed to support childrens learning at. Science facts 80 interesting facts about science 2020. Youll probably like to know some fun facts about these foods that make you poo. There are many definitions one can find over the web, but the basic one follows as the study of the world around us. As of june 2006, the number of crewmembers and visitors who have traveled to the iss included 116 different. Although some of these facts are strange and obscure, they are 100% verified, so rest assured that youll be sharing solid information at that party. Until relatively recently, scientists thought that the brain was the only area. This extra flexibility helps them pass through the birth canal and also allows for rapid growth. Science fiction, technology fact european space agency.
Significant changes are occurring on earth, including increasing air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising sea levels. We hope you find the information here on the planet section helpful. Environmental science, interdisciplinary academic field that draws on ecology, geology, meteorology, biology, chemistry, engineering, and physics to study environmental problems and human impacts on the environment. Here are the most interesting, amazing and unusual things that happened in the world of science this week. Learn interesting earth facts, amazing chemistry facts, cool space facts, funny facts about animals and much. A list of all kinds of amazing, funny, and interesting science fun facts that are cool to know.
Fun science facts you never learned in school readers. The most interesting science news articles of the week. And over in nicaragua, youll find one of the only two. In 1923, a jockey suffered a fatal heart attack but his horse finished and won the race, making him the first and only jockey to win a race after death. Amazing human brain facts based on the latest science. Fun science facts for kids interesting earth, amazing chemistry. In exact terms it is 299,792,458 ms metres per second that is.
Not much science in this one, but funny enough to know. Grizzly bears can run up to 30 miles an hour polar bears have no natural enemies. A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun. Thats about eight empire state buildings, stacked one on top of the other. Its probably best if you avoid eating any of these if youre going on a date. Originally, cigarette filters were made out of cork, the look of which was incorporated into todays pattern.
The bright side team was astounded to read this reddit thread started by user nora100797, asking about the most incredible statistics other users have ever seen. World facts 50 interesting facts about the world best life. Science, any system of knowledge that is concerned with the physical world and its phenomena and that entails unbiased observations and systematic experimentation. The worlds oldest known creature, a mollusc, was 507 years old until scientists killed it by mistake. Jiang weisong, director of nannings earthquake bureau, discovered snakes can predict earthquakes from up to 75 miles away, and as much as 5 days in advance. The first ever home video game developed was in 1967. If this entire ice sheet were to melt, sea levels would rise by nearly 67 meters 220 feet, the height of a 20story building. Its always interesting to read some of the facts about other planets simply because some of them are really cool. Women comprise 22% of the us scientific and engineering workforce. The reason why every child dreads the science paper, wondering why was it only an apple that fell on newtons head and not a bomb, burning with jealousy caused by the ease at which the commerce students flip the pages of their book, forever questioning the time that changes according to how fast you are moving and various other weird theories. Find out the difference between a colt and a filly, read about horses funny sleeping habits, how fast they run and much more.
Fun horse facts for kids check out our fun horse facts for kids and enjoy learning a wide range of interesting information about horses. Did you know a small patch of soil just 1 square metre in area can hold a billion living things. The average person has 67 different species of bacteria in their belly button. It originated from astronomy, mathematics, and natural philosophy in 3000 b. There is a species of spider called the hobo spider. In its liquid and solid forms, however, it looks pale blue. The top six foods that make your fart are beans, corn, bell peppers, cauliflower, cabbage and milk.