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7/04/2011

Top Fifteen Weird Scientific Facts



We often think that our heart always beats but they actually stop a second when we sneeze. When babies are born, they are color-blind. Cockroaches can live up to nine days without their head before starving to death. Astronauts cannot cry in space because there is no gravity. Human beings are born with 350 bones in their body, but they only have 206 bones when reaching adulthood because many of bones join together to make a single one. Polar bears can run about 25 miles an hour, jump to about 6 feet in air and are nearly undetectable by infrared cameras thanks to their transparent fur. These things are only six of many weird scientific facts.

If someone is struck by lightning, his/her skin will be heated to 28,000 degrees Centigrade, hotter than the surface of the Sun
If someone is struck by lightning, his/her skin will be heated to 28,000 degrees Centigrade, hotter than the surface of the Sun

Every time we sneeze, our heart stops a second
Every time we sneeze, our heart stops a second

In space, astronauts cannot cry because there is no gravity
In space, astronauts cannot cry because there is no gravity

Hummingbirds are the only creatures that can fly backwards
Hummingbirds are the only creatures that can fly backwards

Cockroaches can live up to 9 days without their heads before they starve to death
Cockroaches can live up to 9 days without their heads before they starve to death

The average left-handed person lives 7 years less than a right-handed person
The average left-handed person lives 7 years less than a right-handed person

All babies are color-blind when they are born
All babies are color-blind when they are born

An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain

The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year
The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year

Children grow faster in the springtime than any other season during the year
Children grow faster in the springtime than any other season during the year

Human beings are born with 350 bones in their body, but they only have 206 bones when reaching adulthood because many of bones join together to make a single one
Human beings are born with 350 bones in their body, but they only have 206 bones when reaching adulthood because many of bones join together to make a single one

Babies born in May are on average 200 grams heavier than babies born in other months
Babies born in May are on average 200 grams heavier than babies born in other months

The human brain can process as many as 70, 000 thoughts in a day
The human brain can process as many as 70,000 thoughts in a day

Polar bears can run about 25 miles an hour and jump to about 6 feet in air. Even, they are nearly undetectable by infrared cameras, thanks to their transparent fur
Polar bears can run about 25 miles an hour and jump to about 6 feet in air. Even, they are nearly undetectable by infrared cameras thanks to their transparent fur

A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down
A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down

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