The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
56
Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
42
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.
24
Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
21
The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
140
There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
13
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.
5