Interesting Science Facts

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Disneyland serves 2.8 million churros a year.

The churro was introduced to South America in the 1500s during the Spanish Inquisition. Around the same time, the Spanish brought cocoa to Europe, which they thickened with cane sugar to make hot chocolate. That probably explains why churros and hot chocolate is still a go-to pairing to this day.

Yellow and red stimulates hunger.

Picture all the major fast food joints in your country. What does McDonald’s, KFC, Popeyes, and Chick-fil-a have in common aside from being fast food giants? All of their logos and branding have elements of red and yellow. This is because red and yellow psychologically stimulate hunger.

There are over 100 ways to cook an egg.

Eggs are used as a main dish, in baking, and even desserts such as flan and pudding. In fact, the traditional chef’s toque had 100 folds to symbolize the mastery of cooking 100 egg dishes.

Red is the first color a baby sees.

Out of all the colors, red has the longest wavelength. Therefore, red is easier to process for a developing baby. Grab your nearest baby book to confirm.

Mozart once sold more CDs than Beyoncé.

This friendly competition between two musical greats may sound like a pipe dream, but it’s one of the interesting facts that actually happened. The Universal Music Group released a box set for Mozart’s 225th death anniversary in 2016. With 200 discs of Mozart’s work in each set, each disc was counted as one CD sold. Get the last box set and listen for yourself.  

The filmmakers of Saw paid for Jigsaw to have its own seat.

Jigsaw the puppet is the face of the grisly Saw franchise. Whether you’re a sadist who enjoyed the films or you’re one of the people who just looked away, one of the interesting facts about Saw is that Jigsaw once got its own plane seat. James Wan and Leigh Whannell paid for Jigsaw to have a seat on a flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles. Imagine how its seatmate felt!

Color blind people have better night vision.

Since color blind people perceive colors differently, they can see “camouflage” colors that can’t be detected by regular eyes.

The close door button on an elevator doesn’t do anything.

Most elevators in the U.S. are modeled after the Americans with Disabilities Act. Namely, they come with braille and voice prompts. Additionally, these elevators are made to close in 3 seconds. The default time ensures that people with disabilities can board safely. Basically, the button you jab in a rush doesn’t even do anything: the actual close door function can only be accessed by workers and emergency respondents with a key.

The Jaws shark is named Bruce.

The animatronic shark in the Jaws film franchise is called Bruce. The shark was named after Steven Spielberg’s attorney, Bruce Ramer. 

White chocolate isn’t actually chocolate.

Aside from the pineapple on pizza debate, white chocolate is one of the most polarizing food items that has divided nations. Whichever one you prefer, the hard truth is that white chocolate isn’t really chocolate. It doesn’t contain cocoa solids. Instead, white chocolate is made of cocoa butter, milk, and sugar. 

"Scraunched" is the longest word with one syllable.

In the English language, ‘scraunched’ is the longest one-syllable word. Other examples are screeched, schlepped, scratched, scrounged, scrunched, and stretched.

A lit candle creates 1 million tiny diamonds per second.

According to a 2011 study, 1.5 million diamond nanoparticles are created by a candle’s flame for each second it burns. However, the nanoparticles are quickly burned away by the flame. 

Coffee beans can cure bad breath.

Coffee beans are a known odor neutralizer. Perfume shops even make customers sniff coffee beans when trying different fragrances. However, you must chew them if you’re really going for deodorizing – drinking coffee can actually worsen your breath through bacteria. Science, right?

Flowers grow faster with music.

We’ve all encountered the age-old question of, “Do plants have feelings?” Fellows with a green thumb would definitely argue yes, but it’s still being studied in science. However, plants have been shown to respond to certain stimuli in the most interesting ways. For example, playing a lullaby to plants makes them grow faster. However, they tend to wilt or die with heavier music. Plants may or may not have feelings, but they sure are gentle souls.

Andy’s dad from Toy Story was not animated due to budgeting concerns.

We may have seen the rest of Andy’s family, but his father remains unseen. Originally, Andy’s dad was supposed to make an appearance in the films. However, it takes a lot to render a 3d character, so it was scrapped in the end.

The Great Wall of China was built with rice.

One of the most unexpected interesting facts: For the Ming dynasty sections of the Great Wall, the bricks were held together by a mixture of sticky rice flour and slaked lime.