The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
40
Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
46
The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
51
It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
6
There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
13
For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
45
Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
48
Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
14