I have always been one to soak up crazy trivia facts. On any given day I might share some of that knowledge with whoever happens to be around. It could be my kids, it could be my husband, it could be the lady next to me in line at the grocery store! I love to collect facts and it seems that several of my children do too. We have many books on the subject of amazing facts and trivia. In a way it’s homeschooling at it’s best. Learning without realizing it. We read and learn the facts because they are so amazing and unusual. It’s fun to know weird stuff! Maybe one day all of these crazy facts might land me or one of my kids on Jeopardy! Wouldn’t that be fun?
So here is some science trivia you may or may not have known. These are taken from the book Science; 150 Facts You Won’t Believe! By Hugh Westrup .
- A crocodile can shoot straight up out of the water and snatch out of the air a bird that is flying overhead.
- Many of the snakes in the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark weren’t really snakes. They were anguids- lizards that don’t have legs.
- A male porcupine sings a high-pitched song to attract a female who is ready to mate.
- Sheep don’t swim for fun, but they can dog-paddle their way to safety if they fall into a river or are caught in a flood.
- A flea can jump more than 100 times the length of its body.
- A flea can be frozen in ice for a year and return to life when the ice thaws out.
- Boys’ hair grows faster than girls’ hair.
- People dream for a total of about 2 hours every night.
- The right lung in humans is larger and heavier than the left lung.
- Some people are allergic to water. Even their own tears cause the skin on their faces to develop blisters.
- The human heart beats about 100,000 times in a day.
- The Moon is moving slowly away from Earth at the rate of about 2 inches per century.
- The temperature at the center of the Sun is 15.9 million degrees.
- There are about 100 billion stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way.
- Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe.
What are some of your favorite facts? Do you like trivia? Can you wow others with your vast range of knowledge? Share one crazy or interesting fact with us. We are always excited to learn something new that we can share with someone while waiting at the store.
When Michelle isn’t finding crazy facts to astound her family and friends she can be found writing about her life at Pass The Flu Bug Please.
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