Fact of the Day: Fri-10-Sep-2021

Fact of the Day: 10/09/2021 Today’s fact is more of a tip. If you’ve never experienced a massive technological let-down (such as a computer crash), you probably don’t place great weight on backing up your computer files by saving a copy every now and then on a hard...

Fact of the Day: Thu-09-Sep-2021

Fact of the Day: 09/09/2021 Today’s fact may not be fun, but it needs to be said.  In 2019, an estimated 500 million plastic straws were being used each day in the United States alone. Since then, some cities and companies have tried to eliminate plastic straws, but,...

Fact of the Day: Wed-08-Sep-2021

Fact of the Day: 08/09/2021 Why does it rain? Rain occurs when clouds become saturated with water vapor and begin to condense. Clouds are, themselves, composed of water vapor droplets, which bump into each other and interact inside the cloud. As they collide, the...

Fact of the Day: Tue-07-Sep-2021

Fact of the Day: 07/09/2021 What does stove gas smell like?  Your first answer to that question would probably be something along the lines of ‘rotten eggs’ due to the strong smell we associate with gas. But did you know that natural gas and propane, which are...

Fact of the Day: Mon-06-Sep-2021

Fact of the Day: 06/09/2021 If you’ve taken a science class before, you probably know that air is mostly nitrogen, followed, in terms of abundance, by oxygen. But what are the exact percentages, and what else makes up air? The atmosphere is approximately 78% nitrogen,...