In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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