Ten amazing science facts

• A thimbleful of a neutron star would weigh over 100 million tons.
• A typical hurricane produces the energy equivalent of 8,000 one megaton bombs.
• Blood sucking hookworms inhabit 700 million people worldwide.
• The interstellar gas cloud Sagittarius B contains a billion, billion, billion litres of alcohol.
• The average person accidentally eats 430 bugs each year of their life
• Butterflies taste with their hind feet, and their taste sensation works on touch – this allows them to determine whether a leaf is edible
•  60-65 million years ago dolphins and humans shared a common ancestor
• Every second around 100 lightning bolts strike the Earth.
•  When a flea jumps, the rate of acceleration is 20 times that of the space shuttle during launch.
•  The wingspan of a Boeing 747 is longer than the Wright brother’s first flight.