the first olympic marathon gold medalist told hittler that he hoped he won't start a war.
Hi brought him an olive tree branch instead of nazi waving.
2019
Plutoβs largest moon, Charon, is half the size of Pluto.
The same surfaces of Charon and Pluto always face each other, which is known as mutual tidal locking
2020
pens wonβt work in space.
Normal pens work by gravity pulling the ink towards the penβs nib. As thereβs no gravity in space, the ink doesnβt get pulled to the nib.
2020
In Switzerland, applications for citizenship are decided at the municipal level.
Hence, if your neighbors find you annoying then they can vote to deny your citizenship
2017
Internet trolls are likely to be sadists.
Studies found that the link between sadism and Internet trolling is so strong that trolls could be described as βprototypical everyday sadi
2014
Scientists once believed that the same side of Mercury always faced the Sun.
In 1965 astronomers discovered that the planet rotates three times during every two orbits it makes.
2008
There is a planet half the radius of the Earth with a surface made up of diamonds.
55 Cancri e has a mass eight times that of Earthβs despite having half the radius
2020
Robbers Cave Experiment.
This experiment, which studied group conflict, is considered by most to be outside the lines of what is considered ethical
2008
A large percentage of asteroids are pulled in by Jupiterβs gravity.
Many of the asteroids that are potentially harmful to Earth, the long period comets, tend to be sucked into Jupiterβs gravity field
2016
On Venus, it snows metal and rains sulfuric acid.
Venus is scorching hot and choked with sulfuric acid, which causes the planetβs metals to become gas and then liquid in the atmosphere
2013
Mars is the most likely planet in our solar system to be hospitable to life.
In 1996, NASA found what they believe may be fossils of microscopic living organisms in a rock recovered from the surface
2020
Dosing food in radiation for preservation and sterilization.
Found to be completely safe, there is a large resistance to it because of the negative impression of radiation
2020
The statue of Nemesis (goddess who punishes the arrogant) in Marathon, Greece.
Was carved from marble the Persians had brought to the battle with the intention of carving a monument to their victory
2020
Your Favorite Foods May be Your Babyβs Favorite.
The flavors from the food a pregnant mother eats is transmitted into the amniotic fluid and swallowed by the baby
2001
The ISS is visible to more than 90% of the Earthβs population.
In the night sky it appears as a fast-moving star crossing from horizon to horizon.
2020
There are 88 recognized star constellations in our night sky.
These 88 constellations cover the Earthβs night sky and can be observed from the southern and northern hemispheres.
2012
A fitness app accidentally revealed the location of military bases around the world.
The app uses GPS to track users activitity, this information was used create a heat map
2018
When it's too hot in Australia, the nectar in certain flowers will ferment and turn into alcohol.
When bees get "drunk" and are not allowed back into the hive before they sober up
2019
The Sun makes a full rotation once every 25 β 35 days.
one full rotation equals one full day. However, our gargantuan sun takes 25 β 35 Earth days to make one full rotation!
2020
There are more volcanoes on Venus than any other planet in our solar system.
There are more than 1,600 major volcanoes across the surface of Venus
2020