10 Interesting Science Facts

 

10 Interesting Science Facts

Love science? Check out these facts for more interesting knowledge. Maybe they will be useful somehow.

1

An asteroid once destroyed a massive forest in Siberia without ever hitting the ground.

2

350 million years ago there were probably around 385 days in a year, meaning each day lasted less than 23 hours.

3

The Mediterranean Sea dried up almost completely roughly 5.5 million years ago.

4

There is a lake in Venezuela that experiences almost constant lightning.

5

Many oranges have to be “degreed” to get their distinctive orange color.

6

Male koalas have two penises and female koalas have three vaginas.

7

Firenado is a thing that happens.

8

There was a time when dragonflies the size of seagulls terrorized the Earth.

9

An entirely new system in the human body was discovered thanks to weed. It’s called the endocannabinoid system, and it’s in your brain.

10

A hippopotamus may seem huge but it can still run faster than a man.