A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
15
0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
310
Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
24
Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
44
According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
72
The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
56
Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
57
Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
50