The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
17
The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
16
The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
33
Your brain is 80% water.
525
0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
310
There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
20
A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
73