Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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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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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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