4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
27
Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
71
The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
21
There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
13
Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
44
In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
39
Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
41