Strange but True
What animal has 3 hearts?
Octopus
What snack was invented by accident?
Potato chips
What mode of communication is used by people who are deaf?
Sign language
What was invented first: the telephone or the light bulb?
The telephone
If you put one end of a metal rod in a flame, what happens to the other end over time?
Heats up slowly
What everyday food never expires?
Honey
Which explorer was trying to reach Asia but didn’t?
Christopher Columbus
What code uses dots and dashes?
Morse code
What common clothing item was first worn by sailors?
Jeans
If a spacecraft shuts off its engines in the middle of space, what happens to its motion?
It keeps moving in the same speed and direction
What metal explodes upon touching water?
Sodium
Which household appliance was invented because someone accidentally discovered that a certain type of radiation could cook food?
Microwave
What animal uses clicks and whistles to communicate underwater?
Dolphin
What Roman invention is still used in modern buildings today?
Concrete
If you blow up a balloon and then cool it down, what happens to its size?
It becomes smaller
On what planet does it rain diamonds?
Uranus/Neptune
What material was first made by accident while trying to create synthetic silk?
Nylon
What type of signal uses light instead of electricity to send data?
Fiber optic cables
What modern platform started as a military communication tool?
Internet
If you drop an ice cube into salt water instead of fresh water, what happens to the melting speed?
It melts slower
What animal can sleep standing up?
Horse
What invention was discovered after a scientist noticed mold killing bacteria?
Antibiotics
What technology works by sending signals to space and timing their return?
GPS
What ancient Chinese invention allowed long-distance communication before modern electronics?
Smoke signals
If Earth suddenly doubled its gravity but stayed the same size, what would happen to your weight?
Your weight would double