Facts

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A Fact is a thing that is indisputably the case and is typically proven through evidence. If science, logic, and citation can prove something is true, then it gets labeled fact. If one or more parts of a statement are false, then it should be categorized a myth (all half-truths are myths). Some truth has grey areas, others like “Lincoln was a Republican” are a matter of record. You’ll find both types below, and when we use philosophical arguments that employ logic and reason, it will be noted.

Below is a list of factoids we have rated as “facts”. If you think you can prove any of the facts below to not be true, please let us know in the comments. All input will be considered. See our list of myths here. Learn more about what is a fact?

Is everything just massless energy particles?

At Its Core, Chemistry is Physics fact

On a fundamental level, chemistry can be explained by physics. The atoms that make up the periodic table elements are themselves made of quantum particles.

Nature Abhors a Vacuum fact

Aristotle once postulated "horror vacui" (Nature Abhors a Vacuum). It turns out nature really can't stand a perfect vacuum.
Can Machines Think?

Machines Can Think fact

Whether or not machines can think, depends on our definition of "think." Generally we can say, machines can think, but they think differently than humans.

Ramanujan Had no Formal Training fact

Srinivasa Ramanujan had no formal mathematics training in his early years. He did his research in isolation, rediscovering old theorems and producing new ones.

The Sun Can Reverse its Magnetic Field fact

The Sun's magnetic field "flips" in cycles, with its field regularly weakening and strengthening, and reversing polarity roughly once every eleven years.