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Notable STEM couples
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STEM
100

This slogan belongs to what candy: "You're not you when you're hungry" 

Snickers

100

This couple is known for being the first married couple to win the Nobel Prize in 1903 for their discovery of radium and polonium. 

Marie and Pierre Curie

100

What state produces the majority of red roses in the United States?

California

100

What infectious disease is known as ‘the kissing disease’?

Mononucleosis

200

This candy was originally known as "chicken feed"

candy corn

200

This couple is known for the discovery of oxygen and laying the foundation for the chemical nomenclature system. 

Marie Anne and Antoine Lavoisier

200

How many heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are sold on Valentine’s Day each year? 

~35 million 

200

This chemical is known as the ‘love hormone’

Oxytocin

300

This country consumes the highest amount of candy per capita 

Germany

300

This biochemist couple is known for advancing the understanding of how the body produces and stores energy. 

Gerty and Carl Cori

300

What percent of Valentine’s Day gifts are purchased by women?

85%

300

About how many bacteria are transferred during a 10-second kiss? 

~80 million

400

What do the "M's" in "M&Ms" stand for?

Mars & Murrie

400

This chemistry couple is known for winning the Nobel Prize in 1935 for their artificial creation of radioactive isotopes. 

Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot

400

How many roses are sent out on Valentine’s Day each year? 

~250 million

400

What is the scientific name for roses? 

Rosa rubiginosa 

500

This is the year cotton candy was invented 

1897

500

This couple worked on the Manhattan project and developed methods of X-ray crystallography. 

Isabella and Jerome Karle

500

When was February 14th first declared to be Valentine’s Day?

1537

500

When was the first heart surgery performed?

1893