Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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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!
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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