According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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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.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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