The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
73
Your brain is 80% water.
525
The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
17
Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
16
Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
6
0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
310
Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
79