Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
50
The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
21
The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
Your brain is 80% water.
525
Iron weighs more after it rusts.
68
Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
65
It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
6
The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
17