The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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