Astonishing Science Facts

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Fact of the Day (October 13th, 2013)

BPM 37093, a crystallized white dwarf star named Lucy, located in the constellation Centaurus has 10 billion trillion trillion carats, and is the largest known diamond.

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Fact of the Day (October 8th, 2013)

If the Earth were to suddenly stop spinning, inertia would cause everything to jerk sideways at 1,600 mph. 

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Fact of the Day (October 7th, 2013)

The tooth is the only human body part that can't repair itself.

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Fact of the Day (October 6th, 2013)

The low frequency call of the Humpback whale is the loudest noise made by any living creature. It can be heard 500 miles away. 

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Fact of the Day (October 5th, 2013)

Fly larvae helps to heal wounds quicker because the maggots eat the dead skin cells and bacteria. 

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Fact of the Day (October 4th, 2013)

The Moon's orbit is getting larger, at a rate of about 3.8 centimeters per year.

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Fact of the Day (October 3rd, 2013)

Sarcasm makes one smarter and more creative. Essentially, while a straightforward remark requires only basic comprehension, sarcastic remarks require multiple levels of comprehension.

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Fact of the Day (October 2nd, 2013)

The male giraffe will continuously headbutt the female in the bladder until she urinates. The male then tastes the pee. This helps the male determine whether the female is ovulating. If she is, he will mate with her. .

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Using high-resolution atomic force microscopy, a hydrogen bond has been imaged for the first time.  More info: http://bit.ly/18GdgN8 Photo via: Science

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Fact of the Day (August 30th, 2013)

Those with Capgras Syndrome can recognize faces but the emotional response connected to those faces does not come through. Without the emotional connection these individuals believe that their friend, spouse, parents or other close family member have been replaced by an identical impostor.

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Fact of the Day (September 25th, 2013)

The brain uses over a quarter of the oxygen used by the human body.

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Fact of the Day (September 23rd, 2013)

The same regions of the brain that become active in response to painful sensory experiences are activated during intense experiences of social rejection.

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Fact of the Day (September 22nd, 2013)

The Sun is over 300,000 times larger than earth.

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Fact of the Day (September 21st, 2013)

Completely blind people don't see blackness, they see nothing. 

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Tendons inside the human heart.

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Fact of the Day (September 20th, 2013)

Due to the high concentration of vitamin A in polar bear livers if consumed it will cause death because the human body can't tolerate the amount of vitamin A the liver contains.