The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
33
Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
134
The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
51
Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
44
Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
57
If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
67
0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
310