10 Amazing Scientific “Facts of Nature and Space Science” interesting facts for Class 10 and 12 Part 1

Facts of Nature & Space – 1

91. Almonds are members of the peach family.

92. A fresh egg will sink in water, but a stale egg won’t.

93. There is a hill in South Australia called Ayers Rock that changes its colour every day and in every season.

94. Plants watered with warm water grow larger and more quickly than plants watered with cold water.

95. Fungi and bacteria usually remind us of disease and misery. But there are many types of fungi and bacteria that can be put to good use. Mushrooms, which we relish so much, are actually a type of fungus.

96. Opium is extracted from the poppy flowers.

97. The coffee berry is not a berry. It is a seed.

98. Peanuts are not nuts. They are beans.

99. The pineapple is a berry and has nothing to do with pines or apples , except for its name.

100. Animals sometimes predict natural calamities like storms, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, etc., much before the event can take place. Jellyfish, for instance, can sense a storm 10-15 hours before it is actually due to occur. It will leave the shallow waters and go into deep sea. The Japanese rear fish that keep dashing out of the aquarium a few hours before an earth quake is due to occur.