Pub trivia: Science
Science
Science has been shattering our worldly beliefs for thousands of years and will probably continue until we accidentally create an earth swallowing black hole during our search for the perfect anti-aging cream. Here are some science facts for you to consume in the mean time.
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It has been recorded that the Earth spins at 1,000 mph but it travels through space at an incredible 67,000 mph.
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Every second around 100 lightning bolts strike the Earth and every year lightning kills 1000 people.
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The call of the humpback whale is louder than the sound of a high-speed plane like Concorde and can be heard from 500 miles away.
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Dynamite was invented in 1866 by Alfred Nobel. There is now a major Peace Prize named after him, but we doubt use of his invention would help you win one.
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When a flea jumps, its rate of acceleration is twenty times that of a space shuttle during launch.
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If you could drive your car straight up you would arrive in space in just over an hour. And to think, in that time you could travel fifty feet on the M25.
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Micro organisms that have been found frozen in perma-frost for three million years have successfully been brought back to life.
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Inbreeding causes three out of every ten Dalmatian dogs to suffer from hearing disability.
