20 Weird Science Facts That You Might Just Need One Day

2. Uranus Is Tipped On Its Side

Uranus, as well as being literally always hilarious, is tipped on its side so that one pole is pointed at the Sun, so its poles are warmer than its equator. No one is quite sure how it happened, but it is thought that a series of colossal collisions could have knocked it over during the formation of the solar system

Despite being almost completely on its side, Uranus is actually less tilted than Venus, which is actually upside down.

When you might need to know this:

For trips to Uranus (oi oi).

1. A Million, Billion Neutrinos Will Pass Through Your Body While You Read This

In a single second 65 billion neutrinos pass through just one square centimetre of the Earth like it ain't no thang. That means over the course of your lifetime, roughly 10^23, close to a trillion trillions, neutrinos will stream through your body. This doesn't hurt a bit, despite the fact that it has been found that neutrinos do actually have a small amount of mass.

As well as being numerous, neutrinos are fast, and by the time you have finished reading this article, they will have passed straight through the Earth, out the other side, past the moon and off into space.

When you might need to know this:

You don't, but it's just cool.

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