The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
56
For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
45
The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
33
The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
31
A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
15
Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
304
Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
18
The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
16