Contrary to dormitory fears, it does not inhibit sexual desire.
Instead, saltpeter, or potassium nitrate (KNO3), is a diuretic.
Another form of saltpeter is Chile saltpeter, or impure sodium nitrate (NaNO3).
Lime, or Norwegian saltpeter, is calcium nitrate. It is used to make explosives.
According to 1980 figures, August registered 9.2 percent of the year’s births. The second most popular month was October, with 9 percent of the year’s births.
The earth moves at 66,641 miles per hour around the sun.
The Greek word heureka, meaning “I have found it,” was made famous by Archimedes, a Sicilian philosopher (c. 287-212 B.C.). Archimedes was given the task of finding out whether a crown presented to the ruler of Syracuse was really pure gold or alloyed with an inferior metal. The philosopher was baffled until he stepped into…
The skin on the foot or palm of the hand wrinkles when exposed to water because it expands. The thick, hardened layers of skin swell as water is retained.
Avoirdupois weight is the system we use whenever we measure a grain, dram (27.3 grains), ounce (16 drams), or pound (16 ounces).
A human fetus develops fingerprints at the age of three months.