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Sir Isaac Newton’s Apple Tree is Still Alive and Growing Today

It may sound unbelievable, and even inconceivable, but would you believe that Sir Isaac Newton's apple tree is still growing today? That's some three hundred and fifty years after the now famous, and might we also say groundbreaking incident which spurned his theory on gravity. Now, if you don't know the ... Read More

26 Totally Amazing Space Facts

1 If Two Pieces Of Metal Touch In Space They Stick Together Wow, I love science. It manages to throw amazing little gem up nearly every day. This just happens to be one of them. If two pieces of metal touch in space, that's two identical pieces, such as two pieces of ... Read More

Urea is Found in Cigarettes

If you needed another reason to quit the nasty habit of smoking perhaps this is it. Urea is found in cigarettes. Well, it's not actually found in cigarettes. Saying that it is found would be like saying that it was either lost in them or somehow lurking about like an undiscovered ... Read More

Why Does Chocolate Go White?

Now for a question that has been bugging me, and quite possibly every chocolate lover around the world for quite some time. Why does chocolate go white? You know what I mean, right? What would appear to be a perfectly good chocolate bar while still contained in its wrapper turns out ... Read More

The Brontosaurus Didn’t Exist

So do you remember that time in class when you were learning about dinosaurs and one of them was the brontosaurus? It was one of the largest animals to have ever walked on land. Along with the tyrannosaurus rex, triceratops and pterodactyl, our childish imaginations ran wild. But it was ... Read More

Bananas Are Radioactive

Most of us are taught to keep well clear of anything radioactive unless we have no choice but to expose ourselves to it. It's usually something that we really do try to avoid, but in some cases, such as fractures, we have no choice but to accept the exposure. But ... Read More

The Origin of Computer Bug Came from the First Computer Bug Which Was a Moth

How often do you use the word "bug", as in "there's a bug in the system" to describe a niggling little problem with a computer? Unless you're a computer technician that repairs other people's computer problems, hopefully, this is a term that only comes up rarely. But have you ever ... Read More

Saliva Contains a Painkiller 6 Times Stronger Than Morphine

In what can only be described as a major medical discovery, saliva contains a painkiller that is stronger than morphine, six times stronger, in fact. But what exactly makes a discovery like this so amazing, and if this happens to be the case, why are we able to feel pain ... Read More

Thomas Edison’s Ghost Machine Was an Invention He Was Working on Before He Died

Did Thomas Edison invent a ghost machine? Thomas Edison is perhaps one of the most prolific inventors that have ever lived. Regardless of how you view the man, either for his countless contributions to science or as nothing more than a shrewd businessman who took others inventions for his own, ... Read More

All That Annoying Air in Potato Chip Bags is Nitrogen

We've all been there. We get a delicious bag of chips that isn't exactly all that cheap and open it up to find that the damn thing is less than half empty. Yeah, you know the deal. Great big puffy bag, but when you open it up and look inside, ... Read More