10 Amazing Facts About Science

 

1. The average human body contains enough carbon to make 900 pencils. 
2. The Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef system in the world, can be seen from space. 
3. The sun is a medium-sized star, out of the trillions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy. 
4. The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green. 
5. The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents. 
6. Water is the only substance that occurs naturally as a solid, liquid, and gas. 
7. The speed of light is the fastest known speed in the universe, at about 299,792,458 meters per second. 
8. The human brain contains more connections than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy. 
9. The earth's atmosphere is mostly made up of Nitrogen (78%) and Oxygen (21%). 
10. The distance from the Earth to the moon is about 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers).

Please note that some of these facts may not be 100% accurate, and are approximations based on current scientific understanding.