25 LittleKnown Scientific Facts
In a long-term collaboration with advertising agency Rethink, Science World in Canada has launched numerous large-scale outdoor advertisements featuring scientific facts rarely encountered by the general public. While receiving this interesting information, the public may also become interested in the stories or reasons behind it. Science World's tagline is: "Come to Science World and let us explain..." This interactive approach achieves a win-win situation for both the audience and the advertiser.
Two ounces of gold would be enough to completely cover this billboard. (You cover it up, I'll pry it off.)
Actually, the new hair you grow every day adds up to a whopping 36 meters long. (You'd have to shave your head to find out!) A blue whale's heart is about the size of this car. (Wow, what a huge heart!)
Clowns and acrophobia are two of the most common fears. (That makes sense.) You unknowingly swallow up to 430 insects every year. (Even though I've heard that, it still feels disgusting.) When riding an elevator downwards, your body weight seems lighter. Diamonds aren't as rare as you think. (But I still can't afford one.) Mosquitoes love blue. (So don't buy blue clothes, they attract mosquitoes.) Your eye muscles move up to 100,000 times a day. (I didn't even realize it.) Squirrels unintentionally plant millions of trees (this little guy has a habit of burying the pine cones he finds, but it seems his memory is really bad, so he often forgets where he buried them, and the forgotten pine cones slowly grow into trees.).
Japan experiences approximately 1,500 earthquakes annually. Cat urine shines under ultraviolet light. (Owning a cat can be scary.) Beavers gnaw on nearly 200 trees every year (clearly going against squirrels).
Tigers can use litter boxes (this will come in handy if you're planning to keep a tiger at home). Your eyesight improves when you're scared. (I've always had bad eyesight, but I'm always afraid of ghosts.) Actually, the bumps we get from mosquito bites are because we're allergic to mosquito saliva.
In space, you'd be taller (because there's no gravity). Hydrofluoric acid can dissolve glass (what is hydrofluoric acid anyway?). Tapeworms that parasitize humans can grow up to 22.9 meters long! If you peeled off all your skin and laid it flat, it would cover nearly 2 square meters. Pearls can grow to weigh 6 kilograms. Lightning strikes 100 times per second. The carbon content in the human body is enough to make 9,000 pencils. You unknowingly swallow more than a liter of snot every day! The amount of gas you fart every day is equivalent to filling a balloon.
