Chemistry facts

  • ○ Did you know... you can't taste food without saliva.
  • ○ Did you know... it's possible to get sick or even die from drinking too much water.
  • ○ Did you know... liquid oxygen is blue.
  • ○ Did you know... fish scales are a common lipstick ingredient.
  • ○ Did you know... some lipstick contain lead acetate or sugar of lead. This toxic lead compound makes the lipstick taste sweet.
  • ○ convert the copper arsenide into poisonous arsenic vapor. Although this may not have been the cause of Napoleon's death, it certainly can't have helped his health!
  • ○ Did you know... sound travels 4.3 times faster in water than in air. Of course, it doesn't travel through a vacuum at all.
  • ○ Did you know... about 78% of the average human brain consists of water.
  • ○ Did you know... macadamia nuts are toxic to dogs.

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