Tag Archives: Science
17 Ferocious Tigers Facts
Scientifically known as Panthera tigris, the tiger is the largest in the cat family. With their big, ferocious and cunning nature, the species have a unique hunting skill that ensures survival. Unfortunately, tigers remain threatened with extinction despite the reports from the World Wildlife Fund indicating that their numbers are soaring again. Here, we discuss…… Read More »
Do Spaceship Escape Pods Actually Exist in Real Life?
In the 1969 science fiction film Marooned, a trio of astronauts manning an experimental space station attempt to return to earth, only for their spacecraft’s main engine to fail. Without sufficient fuel either to initiate reentry or return to the space station, the astronauts find themselves – well, marooned – in orbit, doomed to slowly… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 13696 – Nails Grow Faster in Summer
Who Invented the Jet Engine?
On the morning of August 27, 1939, a small aircraft was towed onto the runway at Marienehe airfield in Mecklenberg, northern Germany. To the handful of observers gathered at the edge of the field, the craft must have looked like something out of science fiction, with its gleaming barrel-shaped fuselage, gaping nose intake, and stubby… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 13693 – Wearing a Tie and Blood Flow
14 Free-Flowing Storms Facts
Storms are not only dangerous, but they can be very unpredictable. The atmospheric disturbance, often accompanied by snow, rain, and heavy winds, occurs in nearly all parts of the world. When a storm is accompanied by thunder, it is known as a thunderstorm. That said, do you know why various storms are given human names?…… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 13692 – Diamond Dust
WTF Fun Fact 13691 – The Earth’s Rotation is Slowing
WTF Fun Fact 13690 – Butt-breathing Turtles
The Fascinating Story of One of the Most Elegant and Powerful Experiments in the History of Science
On March 31, 1851, a crowd of curious Parisians gathered at the Pantheon to witness a historic scientific demonstration. In the centre of the building, directly beneath its towering dome, they found a deceptively simple piece of equipment: a 28-kilogram brass-coated lead sphere, suspended from the building’s dome by a 67-metre-long wire. Beneath this was… Read More »