Science Facts for You - Part 03

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  • The Skylab astronauts grew 1.5 - 2.25 inches (3.8 - 5.7 centimeters) due to spinal lengthening and straightening as a result of zero gravity.


  • An inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain water is equivalent to 15 inches (38.1 centimeters) of dry, powdery snow.


  • Tremendous erosion at the base of Niagara Falls (USA) undermines the shale cliffs and as a result the falls have receded approximately 7 miles over the last 10,000 years.


  • 40 to 50 percent of body heat can be lost through the head (no hat) as a result of its extensive circulatory network.


  • A large swarm of desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) can consume 20,000 tons (18,160,000 kilograms) of vegetation a day.


  • The largest telescope in the world is currently being constructed in northern Chile. The telescope will utilize four - 26 ft. 8 in. (8.13 meters) mirrors which will gather as much light as a single 52 ft. 6 in. (16 meters) mirror.


  • The Hubble Space Telescope weighs 12 tons (10,896 kilograms), is 43 feet (13.1 meters) long, and cost $2.1 billion to originally build.


  • The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime.


  • The largest flying animal was the pterosaur which lived 70 million years ago. This reptile had a wing span of 36-39 feet (11-11.9 meters) and weighed 190-250 pounds (86-113.5 kilograms).


  • The Atlantic Giant Squid’s eye can be as large as 15.75 inches (40 centimeters) wide.


  • Armadillos, opossums, and sloth’s spend about 80% of their lives sleeping.


  • The starfish species, Porcellanaster ivanovi, has been found to live in water as deep as 24,881 feet (7,584 meters).


  • The tentacles of the giant Arctic jellyfish can reach 120 feet (36.6 meters) in length.


  • The greatest tide change on earth occurs in the Bay of Fundy. The difference between low tide and high tide can be as great as 54 ft. 6 in. (16.6 meters).


  • The highest temperature produced in a laboratory was 920,000,000 F (511,000,000 C) at the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor in Princeton, NJ, USA.

Science Facts for You - Part 03
Also See,


  1. Science Facts for You - Part 01
  2. Science Facts for You - Part 02
  3. Science Facts for You - Part 03
  4. Science Facts for You - Part 04
  5. Science Facts for You - Part 05
  6. Science Facts for You - Part 06
  7. Science Facts for You - Part 07
  8. Science Facts for You - Part 08
  9. Science Facts for You - Part 09
  10. Science Facts for You - Part 10
  11. Science Facts for You - Part 11
  12. Science Facts for You - Part 12

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