1. Information from the brain travels at a whopping 268 miles per hour.
2. Your DNA is fireproof. 
3. Peanuts are used as a key ingredient in dynamite. They create an explosive liquid called nitroglycerine. 
4. Forgetting information isn't always a bad thing as it is necessary for your brain to properly function. 
5. Frogs do not drink water using their mouths, they absorb it through their skin.
6. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman ever to receive a medical degree. She was also a strong advocate for reform in education, medicine, and women’s rights.
7. The human brain weighs almost 3 pounds, (that’s nearly half a gallon of milk). Men tend to have larger brains than women, however, the size of the brain does not determine intelligence. 
8. The human brain can generate enough electricity to power a lightbulb, about 23 watts. 
9. Women have a stronger sense of smell than men. This is because women have more cells (nearly 50% more) in the olfactory bulb than men. 

Physics Fun Fact: Light from the Earth only takes 1.255 seconds to reach the moon. Light travels 186,000 miles per second.

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