- movie theater popcorn costs more per ounce than filet mignon.
- a group of cats is called a clowder.
- the molecular formula of ethanol (alcohol) is C2H6O.
- the penrose triangle aka 'the impossible triangle' is, as the title indicates, a completely impossible structure.
- the word "cookie" comes from the dutch word, "koek" meaning "cake"
- brains liquify when whey die
- 진통제 means analgesic which is another word for painkiller
- the brain is made up of 75% water
- most studies suggest that birds in motion bob their heads to stabilize their visual surroundings.
- the colour of the universe is called "cosmic latte"
- the surface area of an average sized brick is 79cm squared
- the most common name in the world is mohammed
- the honeybee flaps its wings 230 times every second
- there are 923 words in the English language that break the “i before e” rule. only 44 words actually follow that rule.
- the hummingbird flaps its wings 60 times per second
- the earth is approximately 149.6 km away from the sun
- yuri gagarin was the first person to go to space
- black holes form when the center of a very massive star (red giant) collapses in upon itself. this collapse also causes a supernova, or an exploding star, that blasts part of the star into space.
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