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Homochirality is an obvious characteristic of life on Earth, yet extraterrestrial samples contain largely racemic compounds. [7] It is not known whether homochirality existed before life, whether the building blocks of life must have this particular chirality, or whether life must be homochiral at all.
The largest ever temporary United Nations territory, and the only one to be transferred to the country that was invading it to cause the U.N. takeover in the first place. United States involvement in regime change: Now, this is perhaps the most complicated and long article in this list. However, you'll find many surprises once you read it.
Nobel Prize meets Weird Science. Result: Award-winning papers like "Injuries Due to Falling Coconuts" and "Chickens Prefer Beautiful Humans". Nylon-eating bacteria and creationism: The intersection of science and religion in a simple bacterium. 'Pataphysics: A parody of science that purports to study what lies beyond the realm of metaphysics.
These strange facts prove the universe really is a mysterious place. The post 25 Amazing Science Facts That Are Weird, Wild, and True appeared first on Reader's Digest.
This list includes well-known general theories in science and pre-scientific natural philosophy and natural history that have since been superseded by other scientific theories. Many discarded explanations were once supported by a scientific consensus , but replaced after more empirical information became available that identified flaws and ...
Evidence for life on Mars; The Face on Mars is a rock formation in Cydonia Mensae on Mars asserted to be evidence of intelligent, native life on the planet. High-resolution images taken recently show it to appear less face-like. [9] It features prominently in the works of Richard C. Hoagland and Tom Van Flandern.
Boasting just under 65K followers, the account definitely isn't the biggest, but it offers a fresh perspective on both well-known and obscure historical topics. More info: Instagram #1
It seems like a pseudoscientific topic can avoid inclusion on this list simply by being obscure enough to avoid comment from mainstream science. -- Milo H Minderbinder 17:40, 12 March 2007 (UTC) I agree that especially obscure subjects should be excluded per WP:NPOV#Undue weight .