It is impossible for a solar eclipse to last for more than 7 minutes 58 seconds. See more

Rain falls at 11 km/h. See more

A teaspoon of neutron star material weighs about 110 million tons. See more

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. See more

The dioxin 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin is 150,000 times deadlier than cyanide. See more

Calculating DNA length for each person, it would stretch across the diameter of the solar system. See more

The electric chair was invented by a dentist. See more

Everyone is colourblind at birth. See more

Some large clouds store enough water for 500,000 showers. See more

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath. See more

The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth 2nd, burns a gallon of diesel for each 6 inches that it moves. See more

The light from your computer screen streams at you at almost 186,000 miles a second. See more

A boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers' first flight (120 feet/36 meters). See more

After billions of years, black holes become white holes and they spit out all the things they sucked up. See more

There are more bacteria in your mouth than the human population of the U.S.A. and Canada combined. See more

It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body. See more