Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
9
The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
116
The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
40
During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
21
The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
15
If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
67
Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
116