Science Fun Facts

  • Human Brain

  • #1 The human brain takes in 11 million bits of information every second but is aware of only 40.

  • Tunnel

  • #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.

  • Elephant on a cloud

  • #3 A medium-sized cumulus cloud weighs about the same as 80 elephants.

  • Lightning

  • #4 A single bolt of lightning contains enough energy to cook 100,000 pieces of toast.

  • Gorillas

  • #5 Gorillas and potatoes have two more chromosomes than humans do.

  • Human Saliva

  • #6 Human saliva contains a painkiller called opiorphin that is six times more powerful than morphine.

  • Human Skin

  • #7 In an average lifetime, human skin completely replaces itself 900 times.

  • Living Room

  • #8 The air in an average-sized room weighs about 100 pounds.

  • Car driving to space

  • #9 If you were to drive your car to space, it would take about an hour for you to get there.

  • Volcano

  • #10 Lava can flow as fast as a sprinting greyhound.

  • Red Blood Cells

  • #11 A red blood cell can make a complete circuit of your body in 20 seconds.