The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
40
Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
65
The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
61
Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
3
Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
41
One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
57
A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
7
One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
20