If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
67
A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
43
No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
107
Your brain is 80% water.
525
Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
304
Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
5
The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
33
Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
39