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A collection of fascinating facts, tidbits and quotes from the world of science and technology.
This is a quick read, which you can easily scan through and find easy to read, short facts about the world around us, as well as some quotes from well known faces in science.
Topics in the book include;
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Health
Society
Earth & Environment
Animals & Nature
Space
Technology & Engineering
Quotes
This is a quick read, which you can easily scan through and find easy to read, short facts about the world around us, as well as some quotes from well known faces in science.
Topics in the book include;
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Health
Society
Earth & Environment
Animals & Nature
Space
Technology & Engineering
Quotes
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223 Amazing Science Facts, Tidbits and Quotes - Tasnim Essack
Ask a Scientist
Ask a Scientist
223 amazing science facts, tidbits and quotes
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Copyright © 2014 Ask a Scientist
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ISBN: 978-1-291-86569-1
Compiled by Tasnim Essack
Graphics by Lloyd England
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223 amazing science facts, tidbits and quotes
223 is the number of lunar months in approximately 18 solar years, used by ancient astronomers to predict eclipses
Biology
There are more organisms living on the skin of a single human than there are humans living on earth
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There are more living organisms in a teaspoonful of soil than there are people alive on Earth
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Shivering in the cold produces the exercise hormone irisin, which encourages the body to turn fat into heat
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The storage capacity of a human brain exceeds 4 terabytes - you could fit about 1 million songs on a 4TB hard drive!
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The human brain produces in 30 seconds as much data as the NASA Hubble Space telescope has produced in its lifetime
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Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete
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The human gut contains 100 trillion bacteria, outnumbering your own cells 10 to 1 and make up 1-3% of your body mass
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Humans can distinguish between
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