The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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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.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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