Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
162
0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
310
The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
17
Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
181
Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
9
MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
20
The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
21
Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
5