Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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