Chemical facts and facts about chemicals.
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US farms 1 trillion ears of corn a year, using a chemical called Atrazine that in the concentration of 1 part per billion causes male frogs to grow ovaries! Strangely, a higher dosage reduces the risk. Atrazine is the most widely used weed killer in the United States. It has also been linked to cancer in people.
Catnip can affect lions and tigers as well as house cats. It excites them because it contains a chemical that resembles an excretion of the dominant female's urine.
A firefly's flashing light is radiated by the oxidation of the chemical, Luciferin. The purpose for the flashing light is mating, warning and as a way of defense for the firefly.
The sun is 93,000,000 miles from earth. It takes the suns rays 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach the earth, traveling at a rate of 186,282 miles per second.
Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical in the universe and oxygen is the most abundant chemical element in the earths crust, water and atmosphere.
Gold's chemical symbol, Au, comes from the Latin word "aurum."
Iron's chemical symbol, Fe, comes from the Latin word "ferrum."
Octopus suckers have chemical sensors that let them taste what they touch.
Scientists found ethyl formate, the chemical that helps give raspberries their flavor, in a dust cloud near the center of the Milky Way.
Surgeon William Halsted introduced rubber surgical gloves in 1889 to protect his nurse's hands from harsh chemicals. She later became his wife.