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Fun facts

01 potatoes have two Humans have forty-six chromo-
Gorillas and

morec hromosomes somes whereas Chimpanzees
than humans do! have forty – eight and potatoes too
have forty-eight chromosomes.

02 Helium If you cool helium just a few degrees lower than its boiling point

i.e. 452 degrees Fahrenheit (-269 degrees Celsius), it becomes
works
against superfluid ,which means it can move without friction. It can rise
Gravity! up and over side the sides of a glass. Not only this, but it can also
drain through molecule-thin cracks in a container

03 Dung beetles The Sun, the Moon and the

navigate via
the distant stars of the Milky Way
steer the movement of Dung
Milky Way! beetles. Isn’t it fascinating!

04 letter is not The periodic table contains a large number of letters associated
Only one
with elements, but one letter in the alphabet doesn’t feature: The

in the letter ‘J’.
Periodic table!

05 The Eiffel Tower As substances are heated up, particles

grows
move more and take up a larger
in volume. This effect is most dramatic in
Summer! gases, but it also affects liquids and Chitranshi Arora,
solids too. 9 C, Birla Vidya
Niketan