About how many million tons of salt are obtained from the ocean each year?

Science Trivia / January 26, 2026

6. The world's seawater has an average salinity of 3.5%.

What is a singularity?

Science Trivia / January 26, 2026

A Point Where Time And Space Are Infinite. In math, "singularity" is the point after which mathematical order becomes chaotic.

What spacecraft takes astronauts into space, orbits the Earth and can be flown more than once?

Science Trivia / January 25, 2026

Space Shuttle. The Space Shuttle launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

In October 1997, Thrust SSC, was the first car to exceed the speed of sound. How fast was he going?

Science Trivia / January 25, 2026

763 Mph. In 1947, pilot Chuck Yeager was the first person to travel at the speed of sound.

The St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959 allowing oceangoing ships to reach which Minnesota city?

Science Trivia / January 24, 2026

Duluth. Large oceangoing ships only reached Montreal before the St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959.

What are large volcanoes that rise from the sea floor called?

Science Trivia / January 24, 2026

Seamounts. A seamount never reaches the surface of the ocean, thus never becoming an island.