A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
57
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
One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
57
Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
46
A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
31
Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
71
Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
57
The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
18