26 Cool Science Facts That Didn’t Make the 1990s Syllabus

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Jun 5, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

To say that our educational system is crumbling is an understatement. And nowhere else in academia is it felt more than in the sciences. A tough subject to broach, we appreciate that, but also one filled with wonder, excitement and surprises around every corner.

Which is more than enough reason to take an interest and see where we have gotten to in the world. To think that science has been responsible for everything from the discovery of gravity, to the food delivery drones we are starting to see today, it seems rather like living with blinders to not take some time to understand the wonders that have led to our modern world. So we wanted to show you some of those wonders that your teacher might have skipped over in class because they never made it into the syllabus, but let us tell you, each and every one of them is worthy of being in the syllabus.

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    This is how a baby gorilla & baby human react to a cold stethoscope.
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    When tattooing transforms lives
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    The Bagworm Moth Caterpillar collects and saws little sticks to construct elaborate log cabins to live in bem wagman im coming for u girl @nastyrat28 what's inside do a house reveal
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    This man is turning a classic VW minivan into a helicopter
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  • Engineering is the branch of science that says, ‘Hey, remember that crazy picture I drew when I was five years old? Yeah, I’m going to build that.’. And well, here is one example of such a thought process. Now, do not get us wrong, this looks like the grooviest helicopter known to man. Would we get in it for a ride? Probably not, it hasn’t even got propellors…

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    MADE WITH A jerryscience @jerryscienceig Researchers discover Okra and Fenugreek extracts can eliminate up to 90% of microplastics from water.
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    The real size of the Moon vs the Earth
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    been a while in a while crocodile see you later alligator 2.4 billion years later I missed you
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    This is the Dragon Head Mountain in South Sinai, Egypt. The red glow in the 'eye' is a camp fire in the cave.
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    The Emei moustache toad grows spikes on its snout to use as weapons in breeding season & then sheds them afterwards. A B
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    Rare circumhorizontal arc (also known as fire rainbow) caused by small water droplets individually scattering light.
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  • When you see things like this it is more than understandable how once upon a time people were convinced this world had powerful figures in control of it. But alas, as science has progressed we have found the answers to many of this world’s mysteries and this one too has been illuminated. And what a new-found appreciation it gives for the simple elements of water and light. 

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    One moth, three names. The regal moth is also called the royal walnut moth. And, the caterpillar is known as the hickory horned devil.
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    Meet Lucy, a massive diamond within a dwarf star named Lucy in the constellation Centaurus. It weighs approximately 10 billion- trillion-trillion-carats and is 2,500 miles across
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    The Pudu deer is the world's smallest deer. They live in bamboo thickets to hide from predators.
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    Rainbow Eucalyptus trees (Eucalyptus deglupta) shed their bark at different rates, freshly revealed patches will reveal a bright green color, which then darkens to give orange, maroon, and blue colors
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    Caladenia melanema, commonly known as the ballerina orchid, is a rare orchid with a single erect
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    Early 1900's fireman suit that sprays water around the fireman to get closer to the fire safely.
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    The Bath Mouthpiece allows you to breathe during a house or hotel fire if you can't leave the room. 15. 25 13 19 26 14 21 16. 20
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    Scientists in Costa Rica discovered a frog that looks just like Kermit the Frog.
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    At 15, Ann Makosinski invented a flashlight powered by hand heat in 2013. Using temperature differences, it lights up without batteries.
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    Her idea won global science awards and inspired further inventions.
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    Identifying common insects and arachnids bites @squatguide Mosquito Ant Tick Bedbug Scorpion Bee squatquids Flea Spider Wasp
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    In 1985, the infamous Action Park in New Jersey built this waterslide with a loop at the end. It was only open for one month before it shut down due to many injuries.
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    Cold War-era bunker measuring around 5,000 square feet, located beneath a suburban home in Las Vegas, built in 1978.
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    This is the Apple tree where Isaac Newton discovered gravity. This tree is still growing at Woolsthorpe Manor today and now is over 350 years old.
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