Monday, July 25, 2011

Top 10 Science Facts

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Science Facts


1. Fingernails grow four times faster than toenails

2. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people

3. Science Fact-If you rub an onion on your foot – within 30 – 60 minutes you will be able to taste it this is because it travels through the blood stream



4. Science Fact-You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath (if you hold it until you go unconscious, you begin to breath normally as soon as you do)

5. Science Fact-On one square inch of human skin there are 20 million microscopic creatures

6. Armadillos are the only creatures apart from men that can catch leprosy – there are known cases of armadillo to human transfers of the disease

7. Science Fact-A snail can sleep for 3 – 4 years – during which period it does not need food

8. Giraffes can live longer without water than camels

9.Unlike normal bees, the Queen bee’s stinger is not barbed and can be used repeatedly without harming her

10.Science Fact-Men are over 30% stronger than women on average, especially in the upper body, and men’s brains are heavier than women’s

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