One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
20
Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
134
The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
61
Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
50
Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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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 left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
40
Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
9