Friday’s Fun Fact

Every Friday, you can come to NewsAboutKids.com and find an interesting fact. Sometimes, this fact will describe an odd or interesting natural phenomena. Other times, the fact will provide an answer, but give kids a question.

Visit here weekly to see the latest fun fact. You can share it with your kids. Maybe they’ll even start looking for more facts to share with you.

Enjoy!

Friday’s Fun Facts:

(The stories are in order from newest to oldest.)

Tissue Paper Lift

Birds and Sense of Smell

Ceiling Fan and Balloon Science

The First Handheld Calculator

Talking in the Brain

Does Lightning Go Up or Down?

How a Praying Mantis Escapes from Bats

How Many Pennies Go Around the World?

Friday's Fun Fact

Need an experiment or idea to spark your kid's thinking? Visit Friday's Fun Fact at the end of each week. It includes a question-and-answer or even some hands-on experimenting.

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