4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
27
Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
15
Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
16
A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
15
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!
16
Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
39
Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
88
Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
-23