Chemistry Facts

All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).

The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".

Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.

The little bags of netting for gas lanterns (called 'mantles') are radioactive...so much so that they will set of an alarm at a nuclear reactor.

Until 1990, the deadly poison mercury was used in about 30% of latex paints!

Orange juice naturally contains a small amount of alcohol.

There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half caused cancer in rats.

Nike Air Soles contain pressurized nitrogen gas, not regular air, because nitrogen molecules are larger and leak out more slowly.

White wine gets darker as it ages while red wine gets lighter.

The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.

One cubic mile of seawater contains about 25 tons of dissolved gold.

Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!

Viagra dissolved in water can help cut flowers stay fresh longer. Studies found that sildenafil (Viagra's active ingredient) slows the breakdown of cyclic GMP, which helps keep plant stems rigid and delays wilting.

If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.

Scientists from IBM Research in Zurich and the University of Warwick synthesized a molecule named 'Olympicene' that mimics the shape of the Olympic logo.

Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life.

Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.

The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.

Honey is used sometimes for antifreeze mixtures and in the center of golf balls.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.

The reason why old books have such a distinct smell is because hundreds of organic compounds in the pages break down over time and release chemicals that smell like almond, vanilla, and grass.

When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.

Iron weighs more after it rusts.