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
A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
7
4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
27
Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
134
Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
9
Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
173
The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
56
A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
57