Random Science Fact
Get a random, true science fact.
Gallium is a metal that melts at about 30 degrees Celsius, so a piece can melt in your hand.
More about this fact
- Source
- Royal Society of Chemistry
In this list
Includes Absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature, is minus 273.15 degrees Celsius., At its triple point, about 0.01 degrees Celsius at very low pressure, water can exist as a solid, liquid and gas all at once., Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide, and at normal pressure it turns straight from a solid into a gas at about minus 78.5 degrees Celsius., Helium is the only element that stays liquid all the way down to absolute zero at normal pressure; it needs about 25 atmospheres to freeze., Marie Curie is the only person to have won Nobel Prizes in two different sciences: physics in 1903 and chemistry in 1911., Pure water is actually a poor conductor of electricity; it is the dissolved minerals in everyday water that let current flow. and more.
About Random Fact
Random Fact serves one fact at a time from a curated list of surprising-but-true facts about space, nature, animals, history, science, language, food and the human body. Every fact names a reputable source so you can check it.
Filter by topic when you want facts about one subject.
Ideas
- Trivia warm-up: read one aloud and let people guess whether it's true.
- Classroom starter: one fact a day, then look up the source together.