The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
40
Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
146
If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
117
Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
71
The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
61
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.
304
One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
57
In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
16